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cistrons

cistrons is the plural of cistron.

Meaning of cistron

Noun

cistron (plural cistrons)

  1. The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein.
    • Holonym: locus
    Synonyms:
    gene

Questions about cistrons

What is cistrons the plural of?
Cistrons is the plural of cistron.

Words near cistrons in the dictionary

  1. cistromic
  2. cistromics
  3. cistron
  4. cistronic
  5. cistronically
  6. cistrons
  7. cists
  8. cistula
  9. cistulae
  10. cistus
  11. cistuses

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