Vax1 Homeobox Genes and Mammalian Embryo Development
Introduction
Vax1 is a novel homeobox gene discovered 1998 by a group of researchers in Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry [1] in the human and mouse genome, crucial to the development of the vertebrate forebrain, olfactory, and visual systems of mammals. Vax1 is a gene that directly regulates the activation of transcriptional factors such as Emx1, which plays a major role in the synthesis of the neural and ciliary structure of the frontal systems of the brain and visual senses. Through the use of interspecific backcross analysis (crossing a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent [2]
Classification and Structure
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Function
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Conclusion
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Edited by Logan Gusmano, student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 116 Information in Living Systems, 2021, Kenyon College.
