homeodomain
n=1
A Protein Hand
a: Homeodomain ~
b: a hand
What: The
homeodomain
is
like
a
hand
that
slides
along
the
DNA
searching
for
specific
sequences
and
turning
on
or
off
genes
within
a
particular
part
of
the
body.
from page 48 of Evolving Brains
Useful?
Writer: John Morgan Allman
LCC:
Where:
Date: May 9 2013 5:41 PM
# 3027 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.