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Noun: operon  'ó-pu,rón
  1. A segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene

Derived forms: operons

Type of: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA

Encyclopedia: Operon

Nearest

operative
operative field
operatively
operator
operator gene
opercular
operculate
operculated
operculum
operetta
operon
operose
operoseness
Opheodrys
Opheodrys aestivus
Opheodrys vernalis
Ophidia
ophidian
Ophidiidae
ophidism
Ophiodon