Plant Development
( Volume 91 )
Publication series ：Volume 91
Author： Timmermans Marja
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2010
E-ISBN: 9780123809117
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780123809100
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780123809100
Subject： Q81 Bioengineering ( Biotechnology );Q94 Botany
Language： ENG
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Description
A subgroup of homeobox genes, which play an important role in the developmental processes of a variety of multicellular organisms, Hox genes have been shown to play a critical role in vertebrate pattern formation. Hox genes can be thought of as general purpose control genes—that is, they are similar in many organisms and direct the same processes in a variety of organisms, from mouse, to fly, to human.
- Provides researchers an overview and synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought in the area
- Inclusion of chapters that discuss the evolutionary development of a wide variety of organisms
- Gives researchers and clinicians insight into how defective Hox genes trigger developmental abnormalities in embryos
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