homeotic

English

Alternative forms

• homœotic
• homoeotic

Etymology

From homeosis +‎ -otic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hɒmiːˈɒtɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

homeotic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to homeosis
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 176:

     A certain segment of the body, in other words, had done something appropriate to a different segment of the body. Something had gone wrong with the homeotic genes.

   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, published 2003, page 365:

     Further probings revealed the existence of a clutch of master control genes, each directing the development of a section of body, which were dubbed homeotic (from a Greek word meaning ‘similar’) or hox genes.

Derived terms

• polyhomeotic

Translations

of or pertaining to homeosis

• French: homéotique (fr)