"bicoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bicoids [plural]
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  1. (genetics) 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. Categories (topical): Genetics

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