noun Etymology: French opéron, from opérer to bring about, effect (from Latin operari) + -on 2-on Date: 1961 a group of closely linked genes that produces a single messenger RNA molecule in transcription and that consists of structural genes and regulating elements (as an operator and promoter)
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Meaning of OPERON in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012