antennapedia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See antenna, pedal, -ia.

Noun[edit]

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antennapedia (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A homeobox protein (and associated gene) whose overexpression in the head segment of insects can lead to the formation of legs instead of antennae.
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