ho·me·ot·ic gene

(hō′mē-ŏt′ĭk)

Any of various genes that determine the type or location of a body part during an organism's development, especially in the early embryonic development of vertebrates.

[Greek homoiōsis, a being made like, resemblance, from homoioun, to make like, from homoios, like; see homeo-.]

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Noun

homeotic gene - one the genes that are involved in embryologic development

cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

homeobox, homeobox gene - one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development

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Liu et al., "A long noncoding RNA maintains active chromatin to coordinate homeotic gene expression," Nature, vol.

When Long Noncoding RNAs Meet Genome Editing in Pluripotent Stem Cells

Jackle, "The homeotic gene fork head encodes a nuclear protein and is expressed in the terminal regions of the drosophila embryo," Cell, vol.

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Fox Genes in the Honeybee, Apis cerana, and Comparative Analysis with Other Bee Fox Genes

Previously assessed CTC mRNA melanoma reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) biomarkers by our group (6,16-18) were used for verification of capture of melanoma cells, including tyrosine-related protein 2 (TRP-2), melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1 (MART-1), melanoma antigen gene-A3 family (MAGE-A3), and paired box homeotic gene transcription factor 3 (PAX-3).

Genome-wide characterization of circulating tumor cells identifies novel prognostic genomic alterations in systemic melanoma metastasis

Bienz, "Homeotic gene expression in the visceral mesoderm of Drosophila embryos," The EMBO Journal, vol.

Characterisation of Drosophila [Ubx.sup.CPTI000601] and [hth.sup.CPTI000378] protein trap lines

Novel regulation of the homeotic gene Ser associated with a crustacean leg-to-maxilliped appendage transformation.

Embryonic development and expression analysis of Distal-less in Caprella scaura (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Caprellidea)

Duplication and diversification in the APETALA1/FRUITFULL floral homeotic gene lineage: implications for the evolution of floral development.

Beyond taxonomy: prospects for understanding morphological diversity in the grasses (Poaceae)

Floricaula: A homeotic gene required for flower development in Antirrhinum majus.

Heterochrony in Plant Evolutionary Studies through the Twentieth Century

Denell, "Genetic analysis of the homeotic gene complex (HOM-C) in the beetle Tribolium castaneum," Developmental Biology, vol.

The Noncell Autonomous Requirement of Proboscipedia for Growth and Differentiation of the Distal Maxillary Palp during Metamorphosis of Drosophila melanogaster

Control of seed mass and seed yield by the homeotic gene APETALA2.

Developing Specific Molecular Marker for Wheat Q Gene