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polycistrons

polycistrons is the plural of polycistron.

Meaning of polycistron

Noun

polycistron (plural polycistrons)

  1. A group of mRNAs expressed from a single transcription unit

Questions about polycistrons

What is polycistrons the plural of?
Polycistrons is the plural of polycistron.

Words near polycistrons in the dictionary

  1. polyciliate
  2. polycistron
  3. polycistronic
  4. polycistronically
  5. polycistronism
  6. polycistrons
  7. polyclad
  8. polycladose
  9. polycladous
  10. polyclads
  11. polyclady

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