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The ''TMPRSS2'' gene resides on chromosome 21 at the band 21q22.3, extends aproximately 43.59 kb and is split into 14 exons.
The ''TMPRSS2'' gene resides on chromosome 21 at the band 21q22.3, extends aproximately 43.59 kb and is split into 14 exons.


This gene is conserved in a wide variety of animals, such as chimpanzee, Rhesus monkey, dog, cow, mouse, rat, chicken, zebrafish, ''Caenorhabditis elegans'' and frog.  
This gene is conserved in a wide variety of animals, such as chimpanzee, Rhesus monkey, dog, cow, mouse, rat, chicken, zebrafish, ''Caenorhabditis elegans'' and frog. It presents two alternative splicing variants resulting in a 3.25 kb and 3.21 kb transcripts, respectively.
 
This gene presents two alternative splicing variants resulting in a 3.25 kb and 3.21 kb transcripts, respectively.


=== Protein ===
=== Protein ===