H1-9 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human H1-9 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17q21.33 and is approximately 10 kb in length. This allele, which encodes spermatid-specific linker histone H1-like protein, plays a role in DNA accessibility during spermiogenesis.

**Synonyms:** - H1-9P - H1.9 - H1.9 Linker Histone (Pseudogene) wt Allele - H1.9 Linker Histone Gene - HILS1 - Histone Linker H1 Domain, Spermatid-Specific 1 (Pseudogene) Gene - Histone Linker H1 Domain, Spermatid-Specific 1 Gene