To develop a model for generating the human colon, scientists first identified SATB2 (special AT - rich sequence - binding protein 2) as a definitive molecular marker
for hindgut in frogs, mice and in humans.
Not exact matches
A recently discovered anaerobic fungus that is apparently specific to the
hindgut of the critically endangered Somali wild ass,
for example, is at risk of extinction through habitat loss before it is even formally described.
Found in termite
hindguts, this tiny creature with more than 20 flagella is named
for H.P. Lovecraft's tentacle - headed demon Cthulhu.