homeotic gene

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   one the genes that are involved in embryologic development

   Broadergene

   Narrowerhomeobox

Questions about homeotic gene

What does homeotic gene mean?

homeotic gene means "one the genes that are involved in embryologic development".

Is homeotic gene a common word?

homeotic gene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.