n.
One of a group of genes with a shared nucleotide segment that are involved in the formation of bodily segmentation during embryologic development.
[homeo(tic gene), a type of developmental control gene in which it is found (from Greek homoiōsis, a being made like, resemblance , from homoioun, to make like , from homoios, like; see homeo-) + BOX1 (from the fact that its DNA sequence is short and when written can be enclosed by a box on paper).]
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