Open AccessHomeobox genes in teeth development- Short communication
Author(s) -
Sivaramakrishnan Muthanandam,
Jothy Arvind A V,
A. Santha Devy,
Subramanian Vidyalakshmi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international dental journal of student's research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-708X
pISSN - 2278-3784
DOI - 10.18231/j.idjsr.2021.034
Subject(s) - homeobox , homeobox a1 , drosophila melanogaster , biology , homeobox protein nkx 2.5 , gene , morphogenesis , melanogaster , genetics , dlx5 , hnf1b , evolutionary biology , transcription factor
Gene expression controls the cellular differentiation and morphogenesis for body organisation. Every species has different and unique body patterns and this is influenced by certain group of genes called as homeobox genes. Molecular events are involved in the tooth development process or odontogenesis and this is also controlled by homeobox genes. It was first identified in fruit fly Drosophila Melanogaster.