Medical Dictionary

homeotic

adj ho·me·ot·ic

Medical Definition of HOMEOTIC

:  relating to, caused by, or being a homeotic gene <a homeotic mutant causing replacement of an antenna by a leg in a fruit fly>
ho·me·ot·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of HOMEOTIC

ho·me·ot·ic also ho·moe·ot·ic \ˌhō-mē-ˈät-ik\

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