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A protein expressed in the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, required for the proper development of the larval body.

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  1. A protein expressed in the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, required for the proper development of the larval body. The gene coding for the Hh (Hedgehog) protein.

  2. A protein expressed in the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, required for the proper development of the larval body. The signaling pathway involving the Hh (Hedgehog) protein, and its homologues in other animals.

Where this word comes from

Initialism of Hedgehog; the gene and the signaling pathway are named after the protein.

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  1. A blood group system involving the presence of either the H or the h antigen on the surface of a person's red blood cells.

Where this word comes from

From the two antigenic variants involved in the blood group system (the H and h antigens).

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