homeotic
adjective
ho·me·o·tic ˌhō-mē-ˈä-tik 
ˌhä-
: relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usually major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part
Word History
Etymology
from homeosis, homoeosis a shift in structural development, from Greek homoiōsis assimilation, resemblance, from homoioun to make like, from homoios
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
homeotic
adjective
ho·me·ot·ic
variants also homoeotic
ˌhō-mē-ˈät-ik
: relating to, caused by, or being a homeotic gene
a homeotic mutant causing replacement of an antenna by a leg in a fruit fly
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