Freaky factoid: The suppressed genes "are closely related to Hoxgenes, which play a similar role in humans."
辣妈factoid:抑制基因与同源盒基因相似,它在人类中发挥类似的作用在。
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Shrunken limbs and missing digits are likely due to changes in the Hoxgenes, which determine the development of lower body segments.
缩小的肢体和消失的趾头很可能是由于基因的变化而造成的,这决定了下肢的演化过程。
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Homeobox genes (Hoxgenes) are some highly conserved DNA sequences on the chromosomes. The protein products of Hoxgenes, as transcription factors, are also highly conserved.