Cistron Moderate

Cistron has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

(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

"genes were formerly called factors"

gene cistron factor

The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein; sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene.

See Also

bicistronically monocistronic unit tricistronic intercistronic biscistronic monocistronically multicistronic

Related Terms

bicistronically monocistronic unit tricistronic intercistronic biscistronic monocistronically multicistronic bicistronic scripton hereditary gene cistronic dna cistrons

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

sequence

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

dominant gene allele genetic marker homeotic gene lethal gene linkage group modifier mutant gene nonallele operator gene oncogene polygene proto-oncogene recessive gene regulatory gene repressor gene structural gene suppressor transgene X-linked gene Y-linked gene

Rhyming Words

ron aron eron tron iron fron pron kron bron pyron boron miron enron doron meron jaron varon yoron myron maron

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