HOMEOBOX GENE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development

Synonyms:

homeobox; homeobox gene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("homeobox gene" is a kind of...):

homeotic gene (one the genes that are involved in embryologic development)

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