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Meaning of bicoid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A protein, in Drosophila and related flies, specified by the bicoid gene, the concentration gradient of which serves to specify which end of the egg will become the head of the fly.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Bicol Bicol Peninsula Bicol Region Bicol River Bicolana Bicolandia

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