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operon

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English

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Etymology

From operator + -on.

Noun

operon (plural operons)

  1. 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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Esperanto

Noun

operon

  1. accusative singular of opero

Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from English operon.

Noun

operon (plural operon-operon)

  1. (molecular biology) operon

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French opéron or Italian operone.

Noun

operon m (uncountable)

  1. (biology) operon

Declension

More information singular only, indefinite ...

References

  • operon in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

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