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Genes, Homeobox

Medical Definition: Highly conserved DNA sequences which have been identified in specific gene transcripts ranging from those of Drosophila melanogaster to mouse and human. Homeobox genes function, in part, to generate DNA-binding proteins with an evolutionary conserved approximately 60-residue sequence (HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS).
Also Called: Homeoboxes,Homeo Box Sequence
Previously Indexed: Alleles (1968-1975),Drosophila Melanogaster (1972-1986),Genes, Structural (1983-1986),Morphogenesis (1983-1986)

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