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operon
[ op-uh-ron ]
noun
Genetics.
- a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
operon
/ 藞蓲辫蓹藢谤蓲苍 /
noun
- genetics a group of adjacent genes in bacteria functioning as a unit, consisting of structural genes and an operator
operon
- A sequence of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner, consisting of an operator, a promoter, and one or more structural genes that are transcribed together. Operons were first found in prokaryotes.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of operon1
C20: from operate
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Monod called one such gene module an operon.*
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Greater per-genome rRNA operon copy number has been found to be associated with rapid maximum growth rates29, which may provide a selective advantage when resources are abundant, such as in animal hosts.
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In 1957, Pardee, Monod, and Jacob discovered that the lactose operon was controlled by a single master switch鈥攁 protein eventually called the repressor.
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Pardee, Jacob, and Monod published their monumental study on the lactose operon in 1959, six years after the Watson and Crick paper on the structure of DNA.
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