Morphology, i.e., the shape of body structures and organs, are determined by a class of genes known in mammals as Hox genes (that is homologous to Homeotic genes in Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit fly). Hox genes are also termed selector genes or...

Homeotic mutations are changes in the genetic makeup of an organism which result in an incorrect positional placement of certain organs or structures. Genetic mutations such as these can lead to the development of bizarre organisms that have misplaced...

Since their discovery by David Hogness in the genome of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster in 1983, homeobox genes, and the proteins they encode the homeodomain proteins, have turned to play important roles in the developmental processes of many...

A homeobox is a DNA sequence found within genes that are involved in the regulation of development (morphogenesis) of animals, fungi and plants. Genes that have a homeobox are called homeobox genes and form the homeobox gene...