[hoh-mee-uh-boks] 
| any of a group of genes whose function is to divide the early embryo into bands of cells with the potential to become specific organs or tissues. |
| ho·me·o·box gene (hō'mē-ə-bŏks') n. One of a group of genes with a shared nucleotide segment that are involved in the formation of bodily segmentation during embryologic development. [homeo(tic gene), a type of developmental control gene in which it is found (from Greek homoiōsis, a being made like, resemblance, from homoioun, to make like, from homoios, like; see homeo-) + box1 (from the fact that its DNA sequence is short and when written can be enclosed by a box on paper).] |
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