Gene entry

MC5R

melanocortin 5 receptor

Chromosome

18

Cytoband

18p11.21

Variants (rsID)

1

MC5R is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 18 (region 18p11.21). Its official name is “melanocortin 5 receptor”. The reference table lists 1 variant (rsID) for this gene.

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.