HOX Genes
| By: | Pourquie, Olivier |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780123745293 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780080923123 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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A subgroup of homeobox genes, which play an important role in the developmental processes of a variety of multicellular organisms, Hox genes have been shown to play a critical role in vertebrate pattern formation. Hox genes can be thought of as general purpose control genes—that is, they are similar in many organisms and direct the same processes in a variety of organisms, from mouse, to fly, to human.
* Provides researchers an overview and synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought in the area
* Inclusion of chapters that discuss the evolutionary development of a wide variety of organisms
* Gives researchers and clinicians insight into how defective Hox genes trigger developmental abnormalities in embryos