operon
English
Noun
operon (plural operons)
- 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.
Derived terms
- interoperon
- operonic
- operonization
- superoperon
See also
- regulon
- stimulon
Anagrams
- neopro
Esperanto
Noun
operon
- accusative singular of opero