title: Uncovering trends in gene naming.
abstract: We take stock of current genetic nomenclature and attempt to organize strange and notable gene names. We categorize, for instance, those that involve a naming system transferred from another context (for example, Pavlov's dogs). We hope this analysis provides clues to better steer gene naming in the future.
authors.affiliation: Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Seringhaus
authors.forename: Philip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Cayting
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gerstein
mesh_terms: D005796:Genes; D009626:Terminology as Topic