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operon

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.

Noun

operon (plural operons)

  1. 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.

operon meaning in Tamil

operon in Tamil

ஆப்பரான், இயக்க யூனிட்

Forms of operon

pluraloperons

Origin of operon

From operator + -on.

Words formed from operon

Questions about operon

What does operon mean?
Operon means 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.
What is operon in Tamil?
Operon in Tamil is ஆப்பரான், இயக்க யூனிட். See Operon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is operon?
Operon is a noun.
What is the plural of operon?
The plural of operon is operons.

Words near operon in the dictionary

  1. operettic
  2. operettist
  3. operettists
  4. operibus citatis
  5. operidine
  6. operon
  7. operonic
  8. operonically
  9. operonization
  10. operons
  11. operose

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Adapted from Wiktionary: operon (page history and authors); operon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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