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hox gene

hox gene noun: any of the genes in the vertebrate homeobox.

Noun

hox gene (plural hox genes)

  1. Any of the genes in the vertebrate homeobox.

Forms of hox gene

pluralhox genes

Origin of hox gene

Shortening of homeobox gene.

Questions about hox gene

What does hox gene mean?
Hox gene means any of the genes in the vertebrate homeobox.
What part of speech is hox gene?
Hox gene is a noun.
What is the plural of hox gene?
The plural of hox gene is hox genes.

Words near hox gene in the dictionary

  1. howzats
  2. Howze
  3. Howzes
  4. howzit
  5. hox
  6. hox gene
  7. hox genes
  8. hoxed
  9. hoxes
  10. Hoxha
  11. Hoxhaism

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