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Gene

ZSCAN12

zinc finger and SCAN domain containing 12

Summary

Cytogenetic location
6p22.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 6: 28,384,738–28,399,747 (GRCh38)
Exons
4 exons across 15 kb
Protein
611 amino acids
Also known as
KIAA0426, ZNF29K1, ZFP96, dJ29K1.2
Previous symbols
ZNF305, ZNF96
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000684592.1NM_001163391.2
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads ZSCAN12 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How ZSCAN12 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 6, with a bracket where ZSCAN12 sits. ZSCAN12 and 22 genes near it on chromosome 6, from 27,892,243 to 28,892,242.Chromosome 66p22.1p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.33p21.32p21.31p21.2p21.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q16.1q16.2q16.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q26q2728 Mb28.2 Mb28.4 Mb28.6 Mb28.8 MbH3C12: 27,890,315–27,893,106, reverse strandH3C12H2AC17: 27,892,699–27,893,185, reverse strandH2AC17H2BC17: 27,893,425–27,893,891, forward strandH2BC17OR2B2: 27,911,185–27,912,396, reverse strandOR2B2OR2B6: 27,957,241–27,958,182, forward strandOR2B6OR2B8: 28,053,228–28,054,165, reverse strandOR2B8ZNF165: 28,080,276–28,089,563, forward strandZNF165ZSCAN16: 28,107,681–28,131,659, forward strandZSCAN16ZKSCAN8: 28,141,732–28,160,205, forward strandZKSCAN8ZKSCAN8P1: 28,161,756–28,170,549, forward strandZKSCAN8P1ZSCAN9: 28,224,886–28,233,487, forward strandZSCAN9ZKSCAN4: 28,241,011–28,252,924, reverse strandNKAPL: 28,259,297–28,260,958, forward strandNKAPLZSCAN26: 28,267,045–28,278,224, forward strandZSCAN26: 28,267,121–28,281,580, forward strandPGBD1: 28,281,488–28,303,691, forward strandPGBD1ZSCAN31: 28,312,837–28,356,271, reverse strandZSCAN31ZKSCAN3: 28,349,911–28,369,186, forward strandZKSCAN3ZSCAN12: 28,384,738–28,399,747, reverse strandZSCAN12ZSCAN23: 28,421,577–28,443,502, reverse strandZSCAN23GPX6: 28,503,296–28,528,215, reverse strandGPX6GPX5: 28,525,881–28,534,955, forward strandGPX5SCAND3: 28,570,535–28,616,212, reverse strandSCAND3Diagram of ZSCAN12: 4 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 6Exon 4: 28,384,738–28,391,742, 7,005 basesExon 3: 28,392,902–28,393,046, 145 basesExon 2: 28,398,004–28,398,473, 470 basesExon 1: 28,399,657–28,399,747, 91 bases43215′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 7.7 kb of the gene's 15 kb; 1,836 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.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). ZSCAN12 gene: zinc finger and SCAN domain containing 12. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/zscan12

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ZSCAN12 gene: zinc finger and SCAN domain containing 12 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/zscan12

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