operon

English

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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Anagrams

Esperanto

Noun

operon

  1. accusative singular of opero

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French opéron or Italian operone.

Noun

operon m (uncountable)

  1. (biology) operon

Declension
declension of operon (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) operon operonul
genitive/dative (unui) operon operonului
vocative operonule

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