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hox

English

Etymology 1

Noun

hox (plural hoxes)

  1. (genetics) Abbreviation of homeobox.
Derived terms
  • hox gene

Etymology 2

Verb

hox (third-person singular simple present hoxes, present participle hoxing, simple past and past participle hoxed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.
Synonyms
  • hamstring, hock, hough
Hypernyms
  • See Thesaurus:disable

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Armenian ??? (ho?).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ho?x/

Noun

hox m (Arabic spelling ????)

  1. plowed field
    Synonym: beyar

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “hox”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press

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homeobox

English

Etymology

From homeo- +? box.

Noun

homeobox (plural homeoboxes)

  1. (genetics) A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms.
    • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 176:
      When he looked in mice, there it was again: almost exactly the same 180-letter string – the homeobox.

Derived terms

  • homeobox gene
  • homeodomain

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