Hox gene is an example of a homeobox gene. The homeobox sequence codes for a 60 amino acid protein domain known as the homeodomain. The main role of homeodomain is to act as a switch that controls gene transcription. See also: Hox gene.
Guanine /ËÉ¡wÉËnÉ¨n/ (G, Gua) is one of the four main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA, the others being adenine, cytosine, and thymine (uracil in RNA). In DNA, guanine is paired with cytosine. With the formula C 5 H 5 N 5 O, guanine is a derivative of purine, consisting of a fused pyrimidine-imidazole ring system with conjugated double bonds. Being unsaturated, the bicyclic molecule is planar. The guanine nucleoside is called guanosine.
1 Adenine, Thymine, and Uracil can form TWO hydrogen bonds. 2  Guanine and Cytosine can form THREE hydrogen bonds. 3  In nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), nitrogenous bases can bind to each other by hydrogen bonding.4  Guanine binds to Cytosine, and Cytosine binds to Guanine. 5  In DNA, Adenine binds to Thymine. In RNA, Adenine binds to Uracil. 2  These hydrogen-bond interactions between nucleotides C-G and A-T or A-U are referred to as base-pairing or complementary base-pairing. 3  Base-pairing holds the double-stranded DNA molecule together. 4  Base-pairing is necessary for DNA synthesis, RNA synthesis, and Protein synthesis to occur.