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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
History
From operator + -on.
