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Homeobox - What does it mean?

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homeobox

English

(wikipedia homeobox)

Noun

(es)
  • (genetics) A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms.
  • * 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 176:
    • When he looked in mice, there it was again: almost exactly the same 180-letter string – the homeobox .

    Derived terms

    * homeobox gene * homeodomain

    Not English

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