cistron
Meaning of cistron
noun
a section of a DNA or RNA molecule that codes for a specific polypeptide in protein synthesis.
1950s: from cis- (sense 3) + trans- (because of the possibility of two genes being on the same or different chromosomes) + -on.
Information about cistron
- It is a name.
- The plural form of cistron is: cistrons.
- Languages in which cistron is used:
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Hyphenation of cistron
cistron
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- cistron is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
cistron synonyms
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Anagrams of cistron
Words that rhyme with cistron
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