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(genetics) A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms..
When he looked in mice, there it was again: almost exactly the same 180-letter string – the homeobox.
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Homeobox means (genetics) A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms..
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When he looked in mice, there it was again: almost exactly the same 180-letter string – the homeobox.
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