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The Molecular Basis of Development

How is the basic architecture of an embryo laid down? The discovery ofa short stretch of DNA called the homeobox apparently provides a crucial part of the answer in a remarkably wide range of organisms

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 253 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “The Molecular Basis of Development” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 253 No. 4 (), p. 152
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1085-152