Hox Gene Definition

hŏks
noun
Any of a group of homeobox genes that exist as clusters in animals, especially in vertebrates, and determine the identity and locations of body parts along the anterior-posterior body axis in a developing fetus or larva.
American Heritage Medicine

(genetics) Any of the genes in the vertebrate homeobox.

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Other Word Forms of Hox Gene

Noun

Singular:
Hox gene
Plural:
hox-genes

Origin of Hox Gene

  • From h(omeob)ox

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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