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Goldberg-Hogness box

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of TATA box.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: TATA box

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Named after American biochemist David Hogness and his graduate student Michael Goldberg, who identified it in 1978.