different between cistron vs bicistronic
cistron
English
Etymology
Coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957, named in the context of using a "cis-trans comparison" for identifying " […] whether two mutants, having similar defects, are indeed defective in the same way."
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Noun
cistron (plural cistrons)
- The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein; sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene.
- Synonym: (sometimes) gene
Derived terms
- bicistron
- cistronic
- polycistron
References
Anagrams
- Citrons, citrons, cornist, cortins
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bicistronic
English
Etymology
bi- +? cistron +? -ic
Adjective
bicistronic (not comparable)
- (genetics) Having or involving two cistrons, loci responsible for generating a protein
- bicistronic transcription
Derived terms
- bicistronically
Related terms
- cistronic
- monocistronic
- multicistronic
- polycistronic
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