Associations to the word «Operon»

Wiktionary

OPERON, 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.

Dictionary definition

OPERON, noun. A segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis