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8 letters · 22 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor. English homeo- English box English homeobox From homeo- + box.
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