polycistronic

Adjective

Meaning

polycistronic (comparative more polycistronic, superlative most polycistronic)

(genetics, of mRNA) Encoding multiple different polypeptides.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The number of introns present in a cDNA is zero, since it is derived from eukaryotic mRNA which does not contain introns (polycistronic). Source: Internet

The operon is said to be polycistronic, whereas ordinary genes are said to be monocistronic. Source: Internet

Many viruses also produce their proteins initially as a single polypeptide chain that were translated from a polycistronic mRNA. Source: Internet

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). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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