Biology: How Life Works
Biology: How Life Works
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ISBN: 9781319017637
Author: James Morris, Daniel Hartl, Andrew Knoll, Melissa Michael, Robert Lue, Andrew Berry, Andrew Biewener, Brian Farrell, N. Michele Holbrook
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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A gene which controls the anatomical structure development in several organisms is called as homeotic genes. Example, these occur in insects, plants, echinoderms, and mammals. The proteins that encoded by the homeotic genes are called as transcription factors. These cell leads the cells to make various body parts.

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