Definition of homeobox
:a short usually highly conserved DNA sequence in various eukaryotic genes and especially homeotic genes that encodes a DNA-binding amino acid domain of some proteins
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First Known Use of homeobox
1984
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homeobox
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noun
ho·meo·box
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ˈhō-mē-ō-ˌbäks
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medical Definition of homeobox
:a short usually highly conserved DNA sequence in various genes and especially homeotic genes that encodes a homeodomain
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