STAGGERED GENE DOMAINS. “Typically, each individual Hox gene is expressed in a band of cells representing a subset of the animal’s anterior-posterior axis. Different Hox genes have distinct domains of spatial expression along the primary body axis. Collectively, the staggered Hox expression domains specify regional identity over the majority of the body axis, as each region of the body comes to express a different Hox gene or combination of Hox genes. The “Hox code” effectively subdivides the bilaterian body plan into distinct regions.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022