Meaning Homeobox
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A 180-nucleotide sequence within a homeotic gene encoding the part of the protein that binds to the DNA of the genes regulated by the protein.
Source: phschool.com

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Conserved subset of nucleotides in homeotic genes. In Drosophila, it consists of 180 nucleotides that encode 60 amino acids of a DNA-binding domain related to the helix-turn-helix motif. © 200 [..]
Source: nature.com

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A short stretch of nucleotides whose base sequence is virtually identical in all the genes that contain it. It has been found in many organisms from fruit flies to human beings. In the fruit fly, a ho [..]
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A sequence, approximately 180 nucleotides long, that is translated into a DNA-binding domain called the homeodomain
Source: evolution-textbook.org

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A DNA sequence motif found in the coding region of many regulatory genes; the encoded amino acid structure has a helix-loop-helix structure.
Source: tvmouse.ucdavis.edu

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 A DNA sequence found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development in organisms.
Source: fshsociety.org (offline)

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(French : homéobox) A short stretch of nucleotides whose base sequence is virtually identical in all the genes that contain it. It has been found in many organisms from fruit flies to human beings. In [..]
Source: atlasgeneticsoncology.org

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(n) one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development
Source: beedictionary.com

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(n.) A highly conserved sequence of 180 nucleotides common to many regulatory genes and coding for the DNA-binding part of the corresponding regulatory proteins. ~ See Also: Homeotic gene, Transcripti [..]
Source: earthguide.ucsd.edu

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Conserved DNA sequence that encodes a DNAbinding domain (homeodomain) in a class of transcription factors encoded by certain homeotic genes.
Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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A 180-bp consenus sequence found in the protein-coding sequences of genes that regulate development.
Source: archaeologyinfo.com

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A highly conserved nucleotide sequence that is important to the orchestration of gene expression during development.
Source: dddmag.com (offline)

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a DNA sequence within a homeotic gene that regulates development in animals
Source: go.hrw.com





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