Hoxa may refer to:
*Hoxa, one of the four clusters in which
Hox gene
Hox genes, a subset of homeobox genes, are a group of related genes that specify regions of the body plan of an embryo along the head-tail axis of animals. Hox proteins encode and specify the characteristics of 'position', ensuring that the cor ...
s are arranged in higher vertebrates, or one of the following genes associated with it:
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HOXA9
Homeobox protein Hox-A9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''HOXA9'' gene.
In vertebrates, the genes encoding the class of transcription factors called homeobox genes are found in clusters named A, B, C, and D on four separate chromoso ...
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HOXA11
Homeobox protein Hox-A11 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''HOXA11'' gene.
Function
In vertebrates, the genes encoding the class of transcription factors called homeobox genes are found in clusters named A, B, C, and D on four se ...
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HOXA11-AS1 (gene)
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HOXA13
Homeobox protein Hox-A13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''HOXA13'' gene.
Function
In vertebrates, the genes encoding the class of transcription factors called homeobox genes are found in clusters named A, B, C, and D on four sep ...
*HOXA, the Hazaribagh Old Xaverians Association, the official alumni organization for
St. Xavier's School in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India
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Hoxa, Orkney, settlement on South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands
See also
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Enver Hoxha
Enver Halil Hoxha ( , ; 16 October 190811 April 1985) was an Albanian communist politician who was the authoritarian ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 unt ...
(1908-1985), Communist leader of Albania from 1944 to 1985
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