HOX genes

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• What is the homeobox?
• What are examples of lethal genes in animals?
• What is the function of the bicoid gene?
• Do eukaryotes have an operon system?
• What is a homeotic gene?
• What organisms besides fruit flies have homeobox genes?
• What are "Homeotic selector genes" (Hox genes) responsible for?
• Why are homeotic genes referred to as master switches?
• How does our understanding of HOX genes provide evidence for evolution?
• How do homeotic genes regulate development in drosophila?
• Why are HOX genes important?
• Why do HOX genes occur in clusters?
• Why are HOX genes significant among animals?
• What do HOX genes do?
• What do HOX genes determine in an animal?
• What do HOX genes determine?
• What do HOX genes control?
• How many HOX genes are present in humans?
• How many HOX genes do humans have?
• How do HOX genes function?
• How do HOX genes affect evolution?