Definitions for homeobox
home·obox

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1. homeobox, homeobox genenoun

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

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1. homeoboxnoun

   A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms.

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1. Homeobox

   A homeobox is a DNA sequence, around 180 base pairs long, that regulates large-scale anatomical features in the early stages of embryonic development. For instance, mutations in a homeobox may change large-scale anatomical features of the full-grown organism. Homeoboxes are found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development (morphogenesis) in animals, fungi, plants, and numerous single cell eukaryotes. Homeobox genes encode homeodomain protein products that are transcription factors sharing a characteristic protein fold structure that binds DNA to regulate expression of target genes. Homeodomain proteins regulate gene expression and cell differentiation during early embryonic development, thus mutations in homeobox genes can cause developmental disorders.Homeosis is a term coined by William Bateson to describe the outright replacement of a discrete body part with another body part, e.g. antennapedia—replacement of the antenna on the head of a fruit fly with legs. The "homeo-" prefix in the words "homeobox" and "homeodomain" stems from this mutational phenotype, which is observed when some of these genes are mutated in animals. The homeobox domain was first identified in a number of Drosophila homeotic and segmentation proteins, but is now known to be well-conserved in many other animals, including vertebrates.

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1. homeobox

   A homeobox is a DNA sequence, found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development (morphogenesis) in animals, fungi, and plants. It codes for a protein domain known as the homeodomain that binds to DNA and switches certain genes on or off, thus playing a crucial role in embryonic development.

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1. Homeobox

   A homeobox is a DNA sequence found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development in animals, fungi and plants.

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1. • Homeotic Gene

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of homeobox in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of homeobox in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=homeobox
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Homeobox
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeobox
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=homeobox