How To Write Gene Names In Papers. Gene symbols are italicized, first letter upper case all the rest lower case eg: Note that you cannot make genus and/or species names plural;

Gray wolf (canis lupus) is native to north america and eurasia. When this sentence construction is used, the symbol is then referring to the gene product and should not be italicized. Gene symbols are italicized, first letter upper case all the rest lower case eg: