HOMEOBOX GENE


Meaning of HOMEOBOX GENE in English

/hoh"mee euh boks'/

any of a group of genes whose function is to divide the early embryo into bands of cells with the potential to become specific organs or tissues.

[ 1985-90; HOMEO- + BOX 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .