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monocistronic

monocistronic adjective: having or involving a single cistron.

Adjective

monocistronic (not comparable)

  1. Having or involving a single cistron

Origin of monocistronic

From mono- + cistronic.

Words formed from monocistronic

Questions about monocistronic

What does monocistronic mean?
Monocistronic means having or involving a single cistron.
What part of speech is monocistronic?
Monocistronic is an adjective.

Words near monocistronic in the dictionary

  1. monochronous
  2. monocilia
  3. monociliate
  4. monociliated
  5. monocilium
  6. monocistronic
  7. monocistronically
  8. monocities
  9. monocitrate
  10. monocitrates
  11. monocity

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