Cistrons…correspond roughly to the genes of classical genetics. Each cistron controls the structure of a protein (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cis — cis·andine; cis·co; cis·gangetic; cis·jurane; cis·lei·than; cis·mon·tane; cis·pa·dane; cis·pon·tine; cis·rhe·nane; cis·sa; cis·sam·pe·los; cis·sie; cis·sing; cis·soid; cis·sus; cis·ta·ce·ae; cis·ter·cian·ism; cis·tern; cis·ter·nal;… … English syllables
tron — tron·age; an·i·ma·tron·ic; an·i·ma·tron·ics; audio an·i·ma·tron·ic; cis·tron; elec·tron·i·ca; in·tron; mel·lo·tron; phy·to·tron; tech·ne·tron·ic; elec·tron·ic; pa·tron; al·a·bas·tron; an·i·ma·tron·i·cal·ly; cis·tron·ic; elec·tron·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
cistron — cis·tron … English syllables
cistronic — cis·tron·ic … English syllables
cistron — cis•tron [[t]ˈsɪs trɒn[/t]] n. gen a segment of DNA that codes for the formation of a specific protein; a structural gene • Etymology: 1955–60; cis +tr (ans) + on I cis•tron′ic, adj … From formal English to slang
Cistron — Cis|tron* [ts...] das; s, s Kunstw.> Abschnitt der ↑DNS od. ↑RNS, der die ↑genetische Information enthält (Genetik) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
cistron — 1. The smallest functional unit of heritability; a length of chromosomal DNA associated with a single biochemical function. Under classical concepts, a gene might consist of more than one c.; in modern molecular biology, the c. is essentially… … Medical dictionary
polycistronic — Pertaining to mRNA carrying information for the synthesis of more than one protein. * * * poly·cis·tron·ic .päl i sis trän ik adj containing the genetic information of a number of cistrons <polycistronic messenger RNA> * * *… … Medical dictionary
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
bicistronic — bi·cis·tron·ic (bi sis tronґik) pertaining to or having two cistrons; said of uncommon messenger RNAs that contain information for two proteins … Medical dictionary
