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International standards and resources
Standards for bacterial gene nomenclature were proposed by Demerec et al in 1966 (A proposal for a uniform nomenclature in bacterial genetics. Genetics 54:61–76) and are still in use.
Nomenclature committees for other organisms set guidelines, including approved gene names, symbols, case and type style.
Plant gene nomenclature is set on a species basis by various organisations (see examples in list below).
Mouse and rat gene nomenclature is set by the International Committee on Standardized Genetic Nomenclature for Mice.
Guidelines for human gene nomenclature are published by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC).
Other nomenclature committees and databases include:
The Vertebrate Gene Nomenclature Committee, an extension of the HGNC, assigns gene names to vertebrate species that do not have a gene nomenclature committee. Gene names are available for the complete gene set of some species, but only for selected gene families in a number of other species (see the VGNC species list).
For those writing scholarly articles, the instructions to authors for the journal Clinical and Vaccine Immunology provide further advice and references.
There is no international standard for naming gene products, but the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee makes recommendations about how proteins should be referred to. In addition, many journals specify nomenclature for gene products.
Australian conventions and resources
In Australia, gene and gene product terminology follow international standards.