OPERON
\ˈɒpəɹən], \ˈɒpəɹən], \ˈɒ_p_ə_ɹ_ə_n]\
Definitions of OPERON
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a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
By Princeton University
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a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The genetic unit consisting of a feedback system under the control of an operator gene, in which a structural gene transcribes its message in the form of mRNA upon blockade of a repressor produced by a regulator gene. Included here is the attenuator site of bacterial operons where transcription termination is regulated.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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