Operon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and one or more structural genes that are transcribed together.
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  • n. 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.
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  • n. a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
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