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Cistrons.
Cistrons - as a noun
(genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
Example: "Genes were formerly called factors"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
- dominant gene
- allele
- allelomorph
- genetic marker
- homeotic gene
- lethal gene
- linkage group
- linked genes
- modifier
- modifier gene
- mutant gene
- nonallele
- operator gene
- oncogene
- transforming gene
- polygene
- proto-oncogene
- recessive gene
- regulator gene
- regulatory gene
- repressor gene
- structural gene
- suppresser
- suppresser gene
- suppressor
- suppressor gene
- transgene
- x-linked gene
- holandric gene
- y-linked gene
- epistatic gene
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Example Sentences
"The number of cistrons in a gene can vary."
"Mutations can affect the function of cistrons."
"Scientists study cistrons to understand inherited diseases."
"The interaction between cistrons plays a role in phenotype development."
"Genetic engineers can manipulate cistrons to modify traits."
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