Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A sequence of DNA encoding a protein structure that binds to specific parts of DNA and affects transcription of DNA into RNA.

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

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[homeo(tic gene) + box (from the fact that its DNA sequence is short and when written can be enclosed by a box on paper).]

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From homeo- +‎ box.

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Examples

  • Now, there are some observations that would have been inconsistent with the theory ¦ for example, if the dolphin homeobox genes were more fish-like than mammal-like.

    Darwin Wins One 2006

  • Now, there are some observations that would have been inconsistent with the theory … for example, if the dolphin homeobox genes were more fish-like than mammal-like.

    Darwin Wins One 2006

  • They are transcription factors that use a particular DNA binding motif called a homeobox, and they are found in clusters and expressed colinearly.

    The Panda's Thumb: May 2006 Archives 2006

  • They are transcription factors that use a particular DNA binding motif called a homeobox, and they are found in clusters and expressed colinearly.

    Jellyfish lack true Hox genes! - The Panda's Thumb 2006

  • So, would the homeobox regulation of metamerism be considered as a "front-loaded" pre-adaptation?

    Ancient Predator Revealed! 2009

  • If it turns out that there are other possible mechanisms but that the homeobox regulatory mechanism was the least costly evolutionary speaking for primitive animals with out metamerism then MET gains additional plausibility

    Ancient Predator Revealed! 2009

  • Stelnicki EJ, Komuves LG, Holmes, Clavin W, Harrison MR, Adzick NS, Largman C: The human homeobox genes MSX-1, MSX-2, and MOX-1 are differentially expressed in the dermis and epidermis in fetal and adult skin.

    CHOP scarless fetal wound healing publications 2010

  • IF it turns out that the ancestral homeobox regulatory mechanism was extravagant it would make FLE more likely

    Ancient Predator Revealed! 2009

  • It now appears that the homeobox control mechanism for the production of segmented bodies evolved among organisms that were not segmented.

    Ancient Predator Revealed! 2009

  • So, would the homeobox regulation of metamerism be considered as a "front-loaded" pre-adaptation?

    Ancient Predator Revealed! 2009

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