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.
(Histone modification hassome attributes of an epigenetic process, but the issue ofheritability has yet to be resolved.) This review concernsDNA methylation, focusing on the generation, inheri-tance, and biological significance of genomic methyl-ation patterns in the development of mammals.
Semiconservative Replication During DNA * replication, a double stranded DNA molecule separate, and each strand is used as a template for the synthesis of a new strand. This results in the formation of two identical copies of the original double stranded molecule. This is called semiconservative replication. This term captures the idea that each round of DNA replication produces hybrid molecules each of which contains one old strand and one newly synthesized strand. The following illustration shows this process over two rounds of replication: