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Cistron vs Operon - What's the difference?

cistron | operon |

As nouns the difference between cistron and operon

is that cistron is sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene, a cistron is the unit of hereditary material (eg dna) that encodes one protein while operon is a unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together.

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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    operon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together.
  • See also

    * regulon * stimulon ----