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Operon

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Operon"

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Word	Definition
arabinosenoun	(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
lacnoun	A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
uncnoun	(originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) An older male relative.
repressible	Capable of being repressed, controlled, suppressed or limited.
supraoperonnoun	A large genetic unit formed by the combination of multiple operons.
suboperonnoun	(genetics) A constituent part of an operon
superoperonnoun	A large, multi-functional operon
stoperatornoun	(genetics) An operator in a genome that stops transcription
polycistronnoun	(genetics) A group of mRNAs expressed from a single transcription unit
coordinomenoun	(biochemistry) A DNA sequence that serves to coordinate the expression of two or more genes.
genonnoun	(genetics) A coding sequence (or gene) together with the information necessary to fully express that coding sequence, such as epigenetic factors.
functionomenoun	(biochemistry) All the functions of the proteins encoded by a particular genome
oncoproteinnoun	(genetics, oncology, biochemistry) A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.
promoternoun	One who promotes.
oncoproteogenomenoun	A proteogenome of oncogenes.
protomernoun	(biochemistry) Any of the subunits that constitute an oligomeric protein.
unigenenoun	(genetics) A cluster of genes that perform a particular function
control genenoun	(genetics) A gene that controls the transcription of others in messenger RNA
transcriptosomenoun	(genetics) A holocomplex of proteins involved in the transcription of nucleic acid
regulatornoun	A device that controls or limits something.