Ella Tour, William McGinnis
Abstract
Abstract The development of diverse structures on the anterior–posterior axis of animal embryos is dependent on homeotic or Hox genes. The expression and function of the Hox genes varies during evolution and underlies some of the morphological differences in different animal taxa.
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Abstract The development of diverse structures on the anterior–posterior axis of animal embryos is dependent on homeotic or Hox genes. The expression and function of the Hox genes varies during evolution and underlies some of the morphological differences in different animal taxa.
Key concepts: Hox gene, Homeotic gene, Body plan, Biology, Evolutionary biology, Gene, Genetics, Function (biology)