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homeobox

noun

  1. DNA sequence, around 180 base pairs long, found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor. English homeo- English box English homeobox From homeo- + box.

  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.”