Homeobox

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms.

    "When he looked in mice, there it was again: almost exactly the same 180-letter string – the homeobox."

  2. 2
    one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development wordnet

Synonyms

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homeobox gene

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"When he looked in mice, there it was again: almost exactly the same 180-letter string – the homeobox."

Etymology

From homeo- + box.

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