cistron

cistron is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does cistron mean?

  • noun

    (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

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