Protein sy'n cael ei godio yn y corff dynol gan y genyn PDK1 yw PDK1 a elwir hefyd yn Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (Saesneg). Segment o DNA yw'r genyn, sy'n amgodio ffwythiant arbennig. Mae'r genyn yma wedi ei leoli ar yr edefyn blaen o gromosom dynol 2, band 2q31.1.[2]
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