OPERON


Meaning of OPERON in English

/op"euh ron'/ , n. Genetics.

a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.

[ 1960-65; opéron, equiv. to opér ( er ) to work, OPERATE + -on -ON 1 ]

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