homeobox

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(Genetik) Henüz gelişmemiş gelişme sırasında bedensel segmentasyondaki çapraşık olan çeşitli benzer homeotic genesin birisi
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A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms
A short stretch of nucleotides whose base sequence is virtually identical in all the genes that contain it It has been found in many organisms from fruit flies to human beings In the fruit fly, a homeobox appears to determine when particular groups of genes are expressed during development
A highly conserved nucleotide sequence that is important to the orchestration of gene expression during development
A short stretch of nucleotides whose base sequence is virtually identical in all the genes that contain it Homeoboxes have been found in many organisms from fruit flies to human beings In the fruit fly, a homeobox appears to determine when particular groups of genes are expressed during development
one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development

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homeobox gene
Any of several genes that share a common sequence of DNA and are involved in the regulation of morphogenesis
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