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  2. Homeobox - Wikipedia

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    Phylogenetic analysis of homeobox gene sequences and homeodomain protein structures suggests that the last common ancestor of plants, fungi, and animals had at least two homeobox genes. [21] Molecular evidence shows that some limited number of Hox genes have existed in the Cnidaria since before the earliest true Bilatera , making these genes ...

  3. Homeotic gene - Wikipedia

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    Homeotic genes are genes which regulate the development of anatomical structures in various organisms such as echinoderms, [1] insects, mammals, and plants. Homeotic genes often encode transcription factor proteins, and these proteins affect development by regulating downstream gene networks involved in body patterning.

  4. Homeosis - Wikipedia

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    Although plants have homeobox-containing genes, plant homeotic factors tend to possess MADS-box DNA binding domains. Animal genomes also possess a small number MADS-box factors. Thus, in the independent evolution of multicellularity in plants and animals, different eukaryotic transcription factor families were co-opted to serve

  5. Plant genetics - Wikipedia

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    An image of multiple chromosomes, taken from many cells. Plant genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity specifically in plants. [1] [2] It is generally considered a field of biology and botany, but intersects frequently with many other life sciences and is strongly linked with the study of information systems.

  6. MADS-box - Wikipedia

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    In plants, MADS-box genes are involved in controlling all major aspects of development, including male and female gametophyte development, embryo and seed development, as well as root, flower and fruit development. [12] [13] Some MADS-box genes of flowering plants have homeotic functions like the HOX genes of animals. [1]

  7. Hox gene - Wikipedia

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    Segments with maxillopeds have Hox gene 7. Fossil trilobites probably had three body regions, each with a unique combination of Hox genes. Homeobox genes, and thus the homeodomain protein motif, are found in most eukaryotes. The Hox genes, being a subset of homeobox genes, arose more recently in evolution within the animal kingdom or Metazoa.

  8. Sequence homology - Wikipedia

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    Paralogous genes can shape the structure of whole genomes and thus explain genome evolution to a large extent. Examples include the Homeobox genes in animals. These genes not only underwent gene duplications within chromosomes but also whole genome duplications. As a result, Hox genes in most vertebrates are clustered across multiple ...

  9. Morphogenetic field - Wikipedia

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    Morgan was a particularly harsh critic of fields since the gene and the field were perceived as competitors for recognition as the basic unit of ontogeny. [5] With the discovery and mapping of master control genes, such as the homeobox genes which were first discovered in 1983, the pre-eminence of genes seemed assured. Rediscovery of the field ...