English Explanatory Dictionary

bicoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gene, in Drosophila and related flies, that specifies which end of an egg will be the anterior and become the fly's head by setting up a concentration gradient of the Bicoid protein.
noun
  1. A protein, in Drosophila and related flies, specified by the bicoid gene, the concentration gradient of which serves to specify which end of the egg will become the head of the fly.

Word forms

bicoid bicoids
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