homeobox

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HB
Pronunciation
/ˈhoʊmoʊbɑːks/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. The Expression and Regulation of Class I KNOX of Homeobox Genes and Their Functions in Plant Morphogenesis
  2. Here we described the temporal and spatial expression patterns of a rice homeobox(HB) gene, OSH1, during rice embryogenesis.
  3. This binding capability can be pinpointed to a characteristic base sequence known as a homeobox(HB).
  4. The results described here strongly suggest that, like animal homeobox(HB) genes, OSH1 plays an important role in regionalization of cell identity during early embryogenesis.
  5. This article is about to discuss the expression of homeobox(HB) genes in glioma and the possible role of homeobox(HB) genes in oncogenesis, suggesting that homeobox(HB) genes may be useful in clinical diagnosis.

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