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Operon

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together.
  2. 2
    a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene wordnet

Etymology

From operator + -on.

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