Sentences with phrase «hox genes control»
These Hox genes control the activity of a multitude of other genes that are responsible for the early development of an organism.
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Hox genes are found in all animals, including humans, and they control the development of their body plans.
We know that Hox genes encode transcription factors that control the activity of other genes, but we found that digit - innervating motor neurons also express other genes, such as FIGN and CNEP4], and we still don't know the function of any of these other genes.
The same genes — RALDH2 and the Hox genes — control motor neuron development, and one intriguing theoretical postulate is that RALDH2 may also be involved in limb development.
Figure 5: The regulation of some genes differs between the wing (left) and haltere (right) imaginal discs of Drosophila and is under the control of the Ultrabithorax Hox gene.
Hox genes, for example, control body plan development and cluster together in almost all animals.