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hox genes

hox genes is the plural of hox gene.

Meaning of hox gene

Noun

hox gene (plural hox genes)

  1. Any of the genes in the vertebrate homeobox.

Questions about hox genes

What is hox genes the plural of?
Hox genes is the plural of hox gene.

Words near hox genes in the dictionary

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

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