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HOXC12

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 16, 2025
Entity authorityQ18027200 ↗
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Homeobox C12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXC12 gene.

This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12.

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“HOXC12” enters the record as protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what HOXC12, protein-coding and gene can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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