1970s; earliest use found in Experientia. From the name of David Swenson Hogness (b. 1925), U.S. geneticist, in whose laboratory this DNA element was first characterized + box.
Definition of Hogness box in US English:
Hogness box
nounˈhɒɡnɪs ˌbɒks
Genetics
= TATA box.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Experientia. From the name of David Swenson Hogness (b. 1925), U.S. geneticist, in whose laboratory this DNA element was first characterized + box.