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Definitions of operon in various dictionaries:
noun - a segment of DNA containing adj acent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
A unit of gene activity consisting of a sequence of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and one or more structural genes.
noun - a type of gene cluster
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| Coordinated gene cluster |
| Unit of gene activity |
| Cluster of genes |
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| Aug 1 2017 Universal |
| Aug 11 2016 Universal |
| Dec 7 2014 New York Times |
| May 13 2011 USA Today |
| Apr 4 2011 USA Today |
| Mar 26 2010 Universal |
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| A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and one or more structural genes that are transcribed together. |
| a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene |
| A unit made up of linked genes which is thought to regulate other genes responsible for protein synthesis. |
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In genetics, an operon is a functioning unit of DNA containing a cluster of genes under the control of a single promoter. The genes are transcribed together into an mRNA strand and either translated together in the cytoplasm, or undergo splicing to create monocistronic mRNAs that are translated separately, i.e. several strands of mRNA that each encode a single gene product. The result of this is that the genes contained in the operon are either expressed together or not at all. Several genes must be co-transcribed to define an operon.Originally, operons were thought to exist solely in prokaryotes (which includes organelles like plastids that are derived from bacteria), but since the discovery of the first operons in eukaryotes in the early 1990s, more evidence has arisen to suggest they are more common than previously assumed. In general, expression of prokaryotic operons leads to the generation of polycistronic mRNAs, while eukaryotic operons lead to monocistronic mRNAs. * Operons are a |