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7 Cards in this Set
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Homeosis
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Transformation of one body part into another
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Ultrabithorax
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Mutatution causes change from Throacic segment 2 into thoracic segment 3
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What happens when Hox gene is
Knocked out? Hyperactive? |
The body segment will change to neighboring
Anterior seg Posterior seg |
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null alleles
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complete loss of function
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homeobox
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180 nucleotide sequence that is translated into a DNA-binding domain called homeodomain.
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Homeodomain
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60 amino acid long forms a DNA binding domain that play a role in pattern formation and cell differentiation
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orthologous complex
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genes that are homologous and have diverged due to speciation
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