CISTRON


Meaning of CISTRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsis-ˌträn ]

noun

Etymology: cis- + tr ans- + -on (II)

Date: 1957

: a segment of DNA that is equivalent to a gene and that specifies a single functional unit (as a protein or enzyme)

• cis·tron·ic sis-ˈträ-nik adjective

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