Hox gene
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Hox genes, a subset of homeobox genes, are a group of related genes that specify regions of the body plan of an embryo along the head-tail axis of animals. Hox proteins encode and specify the characte
Wild type (left), Antennapedia mutant (right)
Hox genes in various species, using a sequence grouping.
Nematode
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The nematodes, roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are
Hox gene
…have a single Hox cluster with 15 genes, known as AmphiHox1 to AmphiHox15. Six Hox genes are dispersed in the genome of Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm. Hydra and Nematostella vectensis, both in the phylum Cnidaria, have a few Hox/ParaHox-like homeobox genes. Hox gene expression has also been studied…
Celegans Goldstein Lab UNC
Eophasma jurasicum, a fossilized nematode
Rhabditia
Unidentified Anisakidae (Ascaridina: Ascaridoidea)