operon
operon · operons
A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together.
a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
Origin
From operator + -on.From operator + -on.
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