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Polycistronic vs Bicistronic - What's the difference?

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Polycistronic is a related term of bicistronic.


In genetics|lang=en terms the difference between polycistronic and bicistronic

is that polycistronic is (genetics) describing mrna that encodes for multiple different polypeptides while bicistronic is (genetics) having or involving two cistrons, loci responsible for generating a protein.

As adjectives the difference between polycistronic and bicistronic

is that polycistronic is (genetics) describing mrna that encodes for multiple different polypeptides while bicistronic is (genetics) having or involving two cistrons, loci responsible for generating a protein.

polycistronic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (genetics) Describing mRNA that encodes for multiple different polypeptides.

    • bicistronic

    English

    Adjective

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

    Derived terms

    * bicistronically

    Related terms

    * cistronic * monocistronic * multicistronic * polycistronic