noun
cistron
Cistron (noun) means a section of DNA that carries the instructions for making one protein.
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A section of DNA that carries the instructions for making one protein.
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Etymology
Coined in 1957 by the American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer, from cis, trans and -on. It was named in the context of a "cis-trans comparison" used to identify " […] whether two mutants, having similar defects, are indeed defective in the same way."
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What is the meaning of cistron?
"cistron" (noun) means a section of DNA that carries the instructions for making one protein.
What is another word for cistron?
Other words for "cistron" include gene, factor.
