Definition of Bithorax complex

1. Noun. (genetics) A complex of genes that controls segmentation in fly embryos ¹

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Medical Definition of Bithorax complex

1. A group of homeotic mutations of Drosophila that map to the bithorax region on chromosome III. The mutations all cause the third thoracic segment to develop like the second thoracic segment to varying extents. The genes of the bithorax complex are thought to determine the differentiation of the posterior thoracic segments and the abdominal segments. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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