See Also: bicoid(medicine)
bicoid gene(medicine)

hothouse (oh) and bicoid (medicine)


hothouse (oh)



a heated building, usually made of glass, where delicate plants can grow
-see also greenhouse
hothouse atmosphere/environment etc
a situation or place where there is a lot of activity and ideas

bicoid (medicine)


bicoid
<molecular biology> An egg polarity gene in Drosophila, concentrated at the anterior pole of the egg and required for subsequent anterior structures. A maternal effect gene.