homeoboxgene

ho·me·o·box gene (hōʹmē-ə-bŏks') n.

One of a group of genes with a shared nucleotide segment that are involved in the formation of bodily segmentation during embryologic development.

  [homeo(tic gene), a type of developmental control gene in which it is found (from Greek homoiōsis, a being made like, resemblance, from homoioun, to make like, from homoios, like. See homeo-) + box¹(from the fact that its DNA sequence is short and when written can be enclosed by a box on paper).]

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