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Record 1 2012-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A short (several hundred nucleotides or less), highly conserved nucleotide sequence common to multiple homeotic genes (which are thought to have roles in developmental processes).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Courte séquence d'ADN retrouvée dans des gènes ayant en commun la propriété de moduler l'activité d'autres ensembles de gènes au cours du développement embryonnaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Secuencia muy conservada de unos 180 pares de bases de ADN que controla la expresión génica de órganos, tejidos o partes del cuerpo específicos, en particular, la implicada en la segmentación de los animales (por ejemplo, desarrollo de antenas o patas en Drosophila melanogaster), pero también de algunos otros eucariotas.

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