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homeotic

UK/hɒmiːˈɒtɪk/

homeotic adjective: of or pertaining to homeosis.

Adjective

homeotic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to homeosis
    • A certain segment of the body, in other words, had done something appropriate to a different segment of the body. Something had gone wrong with the homeotic genes.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 176
    • Further probings revealed the existence of a clutch of master control genes, each directing the development of a section of body, which were dubbed homeotic (from a Greek word meaning ‘similar’) or hox genes.2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, published 2003, page 365

Forms of homeotic

alternative formhomœotic
alternative formhomoeotic

Origin of homeotic

From homeosis + -otic.

Words formed from homeotic

Words that rhyme with homeotic

31 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about homeotic

What does homeotic mean?
Homeotic means of or pertaining to homeosis.
What part of speech is homeotic?
Homeotic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce homeotic?
Homeotic is pronounced /hɒmiːˈɒtɪk/ (UK).

Words near homeotic in the dictionary

  1. homeothermism
  2. homeothermotaxic
  3. homeothermous
  4. homeotherms
  5. homeothermy
  6. homeotic
  7. homeotically
  8. homeotics
  9. homeotoxin
  10. homeotoxins
  11. homeotransplant

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