Associations to the word «Operon»

Wiktionary

OPERON, noun. A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together.

Dictionary definition

OPERON, noun. A segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery