homeotic
English
Alternative forms
- homœotic
- homoeotic
Etymology
From homeosis + -otic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /hɒmiːˈɒtɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒtɪk
Adjective
homeotic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to homeosis
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 176:
- A certain segment of the body, in other words, had done something appropriate to a different segment of the body. Something had gone wrong with the homeotic genes.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 365:
- Further probings revealed the existence of a clutch of master control genes, each directing the development of a section of body, which were dubbed homeotic (from a Greek word meaning ‘similar’) or hox genes.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 176:
Derived terms
- polyhomeotic
Translations
of or pertaining to homeosis
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