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posterior prevalence: a standalone construct

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Developmental biology

the rule that where several Hox genes are expressed in the same region, the function of the more posteriorly expressed gene dominates.

In developmental biology, posterior prevalence refers to the rule that where several Hox genes are expressed in the same region, the function of the more posteriorly expressed gene dominates. This meaning comes from Duboule (1994) in Trends in Genetics.[1]

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References

  1. Duboule, D., & Morata, G. (1994). Colinearity and functional hierarchy among genes of the homeotic complexes. Trends in Genetics, 10(10), 358-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9525(94)90132-5

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