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Cistron
A
cistron is a
gene. The term cistron is used to emphasize that genes exhibit a specific behavior in a
cis-trans test; distinct positions (or
loci) within a
genome are
cistronic.
cistron
Noun
1. (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"
(synonym) gene, factor
(hypernym) sequence
(hyponym) dominant gene
(part-holonym) deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
(classification) genetics, genetic science
Cistron
A DNA segment coding for a specific polypeptide, and includes its own start and stop codons. When an mRNA encodes two or more proteins, it is called polycistronic.
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