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Defenition of the word cistron

    • Defenition of the word cistron

      • (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"
      • (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

    Meronymys for the word cistron

      • chromosome
      • deoxyribonucleic acid
      • desoxyribonucleic acid
      • DNA

    Hyponyms for the word cistron

      • allele
      • allelomorph
      • dominant gene
      • genetic marker
      • holandric gene
      • homeotic gene
      • lethal gene
      • linkage group
      • linked genes
      • modifier
      • modifier gene
      • mutant gene
      • nonallele
      • oncogene
      • operator gene
      • polygene
      • proto-oncogene
      • recessive gene
      • regulator gene
      • regulatory gene
      • repressor gene
      • structural gene
      • suppresser
      • suppresser gene
      • suppressor
      • suppressor gene
      • transforming gene
      • transgene
      • X-linked gene
      • Y-linked gene

    Hypernyms for the word cistron

      • sequence

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