Look up: operon

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   Operon
   A group of genes which function as a collective unit. A cluster of genes whose expression is controlled by a single operator.
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   operon
   [n] - a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
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   operon
   Complete unit of gene expression and regulation, including structural genes, regulator gene(s) and control elements in DNA recognized by regulator gene product(s).
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   Operon
   A multigenic unit consisting of a regulator gene, a promoter-operator region and one or more other genes whose expression is regulated
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   Operon
   Operon: A set of genes transcribed under the control of an operator gene. More specifically, an operon is a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes, an operator gene, and a regulatory gene. An operon is thus a functional unit of transcription and genetic regulation. Operons are found in many prokaryotic organisms (bacter ...
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   operon
   a group of closely linked genes responsible for the synthesis of a group of enzymes which are functionally related as members of one enzyme system. It comprises an operator region, a number of structural genes and a regulator gene Category: Medicine
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   operon
   Groups of bacterial genes with a common promotor, that are controlled as a unit and produce mRNA as a single piece, polycistronic messenger. An operon consists of two or more structural genes, which usually code for proteins with related metabolic functions, and associated control elements that regulate the transcription of the structural genes. The first described example was the lac operon> lacoperon.
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   operon
   <molecular biology> Groups of bacterial genes with a common promotor, that are controlled as a unit and produce mRNA as a single piece, polycistronic messenger. An operon consists of two or more structural genes, which usually code for proteins with related metabolic functions and associated control elements that regulate the transcription of ...
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   operon
   noun a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
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    Operon
    An `operon` is a functioning unit of key nucleotide sequences including an operator, a common promoter, and one or more structural genes, which are controlled as a unit to produce messenger RNA (mRNA), in the process of protein transcription.
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    operon
    (op´әr-on) in prokaryotes, a chromosomal segment constituting a functional unit of transcription and so of genetic regulation. It is made up of one or more structural genes, their promoter, and an operator region that through interaction with a regulator protein controls the structural genes.
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    operon
    genetic regulatory system found in bacteria and their viruses in which genes coding for functionally related proteins are clustered along the DNA. ... [3 related articles]
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    operon
    A genetic functional unit that controls production of a messenger RNA; it consists of an operator gene and two or more structural genes located in sequence in the cis position on one chromosome. [L. operor, to work, act, + -on]
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    Operon
    A set of genes transcribed under the control of an operator gene.
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    operon
    operon, in genetics, site on a bacterial chromosome containing genes that control protein synthesis (structural genes) together with a gene that determines whether the structural genes are active or not (operator gene). See nucleic acid.
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