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Homeobox
A
homeobox
is a
DNA sequence
, around 180
base pairs
long, found within
genes
that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development (
morphogenesis
) in
animals
,
fungi
and
plants
. These genes encode
homeodomain
protein
products that are
transcription factors
sharing a characteristic
protein fold
structure that binds
DNA
.
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