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regulon

regulon noun: a group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome.

Noun

regulon (plural regulons)

  1. A group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome

Forms of regulon

pluralregulons

Origin of regulon

From regulate + -on.

Words formed from regulon

Questions about regulon

What does regulon mean?
Regulon means a group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome.
What part of speech is regulon?
Regulon is a noun.
What is the plural of regulon?
The plural of regulon is regulons.

Words near regulon in the dictionary

  1. regulo
  2. Regulo mark
  3. Regulo marks
  4. regulome
  5. regulomes
  6. regulon
  7. regulons
  8. regulos
  9. regulus
  10. reguluses
  11. regur

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