hox gene
noun
any of a class of genes that determines the basic structure and orientation of an organism.
Origin:
1993; Hox, contraction of Homeobox, the sequence of base pairs making up such a gene
1993; Hox, contraction of Homeobox, the sequence of base pairs making up such a gene
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