CISTRON


Meaning of CISTRON in English

— cistronic , adj.

/sis"tron/ , n. Genetics.

a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.

[ 1955-60; CIS- + TR(ANS)- + -ON 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .