Definition of Bicoid

1. Noun. (biochemistry) 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. ¹

2. Noun. (genetics) 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Bicoid

1. An egg polarity gene in Drosophila, concentrated at the anterior pole of the egg and required for subsequent anterior structures. A maternal effect gene. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bicoid

bickies
bicky
biclique
bicliques
biclonal
biclonal peak
biclonality
bicluster
biclustering
biclusterings
biclusters
bicoastal
bicoastals
bicoherence
bicoherences
bicoid (current term)
bicoid gene
bicolligate
bicolon
bicolons
bicolor
bicolor lespediza
bicoloration
bicolored
bicolorous
bicolors
bicolour
bicolouration
bicoloured
bicolourous

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