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Italics for the gene, upright for the protein.
Also known as: Gene symbol convention
The convention distinguishing a gene from its protein product by typography and case.
Distinguishes a gene symbol from its protein product by setting the gene in italics.
Contexts: Laboratory, Software
Typography carries the distinction, so the difference is lost whenever text is stripped of formatting — a real problem in databases, plain-text abstracts and search.
Contexts: Laboratory, Software
Case conventions differ by species, with human genes fully capitalised and mouse genes capitalised only initially, so the same symbol in two cases names orthologues in two organisms.
Contexts: Laboratory, Software
Short letter and number symbols set in italics for the gene and upright for the protein, with case conventions differing by species.