cistron


cistron - noun

  • (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

    • cistron - thesaurus

    factor   gene  

    Scrabble score for cistron

    c is 3 i is 1 s is 1 t is 1 r is 1 o is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

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