La ubicación del gen y cromosoma responsable de su síntesis ha sido identificada por el grupo liderado por Gandhi Rádis-Baptista, que trabaja en el Instituto Butantan en São Paulo, Brasil. El ARNm tiene cerca de 340 nucleótidos, y codifica una pre-crotamina, incluyendo el péptido señal, la crotamina madura, y una lisina final.
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