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QUESTION 1:

How many TRB genes in the human genome?
Where are they localized?

ANSWER to question 1:

The total number of the human TRB genes per haploid genome is 91-94:

* the 82-85 genes are localized in human TRB locus on chromosome 7 at 7q34
* 9 orphons are localized on chromosome 9.

Created: 11/06/2001
Last updated: Thursday, 07-Aug-2025 21:00:40 CEST
Author: Marie-Paule Lefranc Marie-Paule.Lefranc@igh.cnrs.fr
Editor: Elodie Foulquier