Usually means: Genetic sequence coding for proteins.
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  1. homeobox: Merriam-Webster
  2. homeobox: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. homeobox: Collins English Dictionary
  4. homeobox: Vocabulary.com
  5. homeobox: Wordnik
  6. homeobox: Wiktionary
  7. homeobox: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. homeobox: Dictionary.com
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  11. homeobox: FreeDictionary.org
  12. homeobox: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. homeobox: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. homeobox: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  4. homeobox: Medical dictionary

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
  2. DOE Genome Glossary (No longer online)
  3. homeobox: Evolution Glossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (homeobox)

▸ noun:  (genetics) A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms.

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homeobox gene, homoeobox, homolog, orthologue, ortholog, homology, microhomology, homeolog, homeolocus, homologue, more...

Phrases:
homeobox genes, homeobox gene, NK2 homeobox 1, Homeobox protein NANOG, more...

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homeobox gene, homoeobox, homolog, orthologue, ortholog, homology, microhomology, homeolog, homeolocus, homologue, more...

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homeobox genes, homeobox gene, NK2 homeobox 1, Homeobox protein NANOG, more...



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