Homeotic Genes Ch. 11
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antennapedia mutation
mutation in homeotic gene causing legs to grow from fly's head
homeobox
180 nucleotides long - produces a protein which can turn large groups of developmental genes on or off
anthropod evolution
Mutation, deletions, and insertions in several Hox genes can explain all of this
homeotic genes
master control genes that regulate groups of other genes that determine what body parts will develop in which locations
