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Cistron vs Bicistronic - What's the difference?

cistron | bicistronic |

As a noun cistron

is sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene, a cistron is the unit of hereditary material (eg dna) that encodes one protein.

As an adjective bicistronic is

(genetics) having or involving two cistrons, loci responsible for generating a protein.

cistron

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene, a cistron is the unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein.
  • Anagrams

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    bicistronic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (genetics) Having or involving two cistrons, loci responsible for generating a protein
  • bicistronic transcription

    Derived terms

    * bicistronically