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Gene

DAZ2

deleted in azoospermia 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
Yq11.223
Coordinates
Chromosome Y: 23,219,533–23,291,356 (GRCh38)
Exons
28 exons across 71.8 kb
Protein
654 amino acids
Also known as
pDP1678, MGC126442
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000382440.6NM_001389303.1
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads DAZ2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How DAZ2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome Y, with a bracket where DAZ2 sits. DAZ2 and 2 genes near it on chromosome Y, from 22,755,445 to 23,755,444.Chromosome YYq11.223p11.32p11.31p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.221q11.222q11.223q11.23q1222.8 Mb23 Mb23.2 Mb23.4 Mb23.6 MbBPY2: 22,973,819–23,005,465, forward strandBPY2DAZ1: 23,129,355–23,199,010, reverse strandDAZ1DAZ2: 23,219,533–23,291,356, forward strandDAZ2Diagram of DAZ2: 28 exons on the forward strand of chromosome YExon 1: 23,219,533–23,219,743, 211 basesExon 2: 23,226,344–23,226,490, 147 basesExon 3: 23,226,765–23,226,856, 92 basesExon 4: 23,227,417–23,227,468, 52 basesExon 5: 23,227,905–23,227,968, 64 basesExon 6: 23,228,058–23,228,197, 140 basesExon 7: 23,229,598–23,229,669, 72 basesExon 8: 23,232,041–23,232,112, 72 basesExon 9: 23,234,432–23,234,503, 72 basesExon 10: 23,236,828–23,236,899, 72 basesExon 11: 23,239,210–23,239,281, 72 basesExon 12: 23,241,606–23,241,677, 72 basesExon 13: 23,243,990–23,244,061, 72 basesExon 14: 23,246,386–23,246,457, 72 basesExon 15: 23,248,763–23,248,834, 72 basesExon 16: 23,251,145–23,251,216, 72 basesExon 17: 23,253,541–23,253,612, 72 basesExon 18: 23,255,918–23,255,989, 72 basesExon 19: 23,265,707–23,265,778, 72 basesExon 20: 23,268,091–23,268,162, 72 basesExon 21: 23,270,476–23,270,547, 72 basesExon 22: 23,272,860–23,272,931, 72 basesExon 23: 23,275,244–23,275,315, 72 basesExon 24: 23,277,628–23,277,699, 72 basesExon 25: 23,280,013–23,280,084, 72 basesExon 26: 23,280,829–23,280,863, 35 basesExon 27: 23,285,438–23,285,536, 99 basesExon 28: 23,289,500–23,291,356, 1,857 bases1510152025285′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 4.1 kb of the gene's 71.8 kb; 1,965 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). DAZ2 gene: deleted in azoospermia 2. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/daz2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DAZ2 gene: deleted in azoospermia 2 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/daz2

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