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What is a homeobox gene?

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Section of DNA 180 base pairs long coding for a part of the protein 60 amino acids long that is highly conserved in plants, fungi and animals

-This part of the protein binds to DNA and switches genes on or off

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What are hox genes?

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A group of homeobox genes which are only present in animals

-They’re responsible for the positioning of of body parts

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What is the word which describes an animal that has two primary layers of tissue?

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Diploblastic

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What is the word which describes an animal that has three primary layers of tissue?

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Triploblastic

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Apoptosis and mitosis is regulated by…

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Hox genes

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