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Keratin
Starting Point:
• Keratin is one of the most important proteins in the human body. Hair, fingernails, and skin are all made up of keratin.
Scavenger Hunt Assignment:
• Search for "keratin" in the UCSC Browser. Is there more than one gene for keratin?
• If yes, how many?
• Locate a gene for "Keratin-1."
• Are other keratin genes located near it? Describe the arrangement and location of keratin genes. Do they seem to form clusters on various places in the genome?