Complex sentence: Similarly, mutations in the Hox genes can result in body parts and limbs in the wrong place along the body, though like a play director, the Hox genes do not act in the play or participate in limb formation themselves.
Split into simpler sentences: Similarly, mutations in the Hox genes can result in body parts and limbs in the wrong place along the body. Like a play director, the Hox genes do not act in the play or participate in limb formation themselves.