The possible role of homeotic genes in the causation of malformations in monozygotic twins.
It is proposed that the malformations observed to occur with increased frequency in monozygotic twins are similar to the types of malformations caused by mutation in homeotic genes in animals.
D000818:Animals; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D014427:Twins; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic