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Homeotic selector genes code
for DNA binding proteins (transcription factor)
-transcriptiefactor:
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homeodomain
(protein)
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homeobox
(DNA)
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interaction with DNA and with
other regulatory proteins
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helix-turn-helix DNA binding
motif
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60 amino acids
domain
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HOX genes are a subgroup of
homeobox genes
*Order of sequence
matches the spatial order of expression
-HOX complex:
chromosome region with hox genes