monocistronic
Adjective
Meaning
monocistronic (not comparable)
(genetics) Having or involving a single cistron
Examples
The operon is said to be polycistronic, whereas ordinary genes are said to be monocistronic.
Monocistronic versus polycistronic mRNA seeAlso An mRNA molecule is said to be monocistronic when it contains the genetic information to translate only a single protein chain (polypeptide).