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homeotic gene

DEFINITIONS OF: homeotic gene

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n one the genes that are involved in embryologic development

Types:
homeobox, homeobox gene
one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development
Type of:
cistron, factor, gene
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
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