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iteron

iteron noun: a repetitive sequence of DNA in some plasmids that is involved in the control of replication.

Noun

iteron (plural iterons)

  1. A repetitive sequence of DNA in some plasmids that is involved in the control of replication.

Forms of iteron

pluraliterons

Origin of iteron

From iterative + -on.

Questions about iteron

What does iteron mean?
Iteron means a repetitive sequence of DNA in some plasmids that is involved in the control of replication.
What part of speech is iteron?
Iteron is a noun.
What is the plural of iteron?
The plural of iteron is iterons.

Words near iteron in the dictionary

  1. iterativity
  2. iterator
  3. iterator pattern
  4. iterator patterns
  5. iterators
  6. iteron
  7. iterons
  8. iteroparitive
  9. iteroparity
  10. iteroparous
  11. iters

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