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

  • noun One of a group of genes with a characteristic sequence of nucleotides coding an amino acid sequence that functions in binding to DNA. Homeobox genes are involved in the formation of bodily segmentation during embryologic development.

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  • noun genetics Any of several genes that share a common sequence of DNA and are involved in the regulation of morphogenesis

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

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