cistron

Noun

Meaning

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

factor gene element component agent constituent ingredient divisor broker heredity allelic regulator gene allelomorphic genes regulatory gene

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Hypernyms

sequence

Hyponyms

allele modifier suppressor allelomorph oncogene lethal gene

Anagrams

cornist

Examples

genes were formerly called factors Source: Internet

The cistron DNA is transcribed into the first of a series of RNA intermediates. Source: Internet

The words cistron and gene were coined before the advancing state of biology made it clear that the concepts they refer to are practically equivalent. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cistrome cistromic cistromics cistronic cistronically cistus