Antennapedia

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA homeobox protein (and associated gene) whose overexpression in the head segment of insects can lead to the formation of legs instead of antennae.

Synonyms

arthropsin arthropodin pleiohomeotic goosecoid photoantenna paraxis proneural allatotropin hexamerin anophelin agnogene amphoterin

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