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homeoboxes

homeoboxes is the plural of homeobox.

Meaning of homeobox

Noun

homeobox (plural homeoboxes)

  1. 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.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 176

Questions about homeoboxes

What is homeoboxes the plural of?
Homeoboxes is the plural of homeobox.

Words near homeoboxes in the dictionary

  1. homeoarchy
  2. homeoblastic
  3. homeobox
  4. homeobox gene
  5. homeobox genes
  6. homeoboxes
  7. homeochaos
  8. homeochaotic
  9. homeochronous
  10. homeodimeric
  11. homeodomain

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