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Hox gene. n. Any of a group of homeobox genes that exist as clusters in animals, especially in vertebrates, and determine the identity and locations of body parts along the anterior-posterior body axis in a developing fetus or larva. [From h(omeob)ox 1  .]. Facebook.
The gene is called homeotic because mutation of this gene leads to the formation of a normal structure or organ in place of another at an abnormal site.Synonym: Hox gene. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page.oun, plural: homeotic genes. A developmental gene that specifies the anterior-posterior axis, as well as segment identity during the early embryonic development of certain organisms, such as metazoans.