Cistron (Crossword clue)

We found 8 answers for “Cistron” .

This page shows answers to the clue Cistron, followed by 6 definitions like “The smallest functional unit of heritability”, “A DNA sequence that codes for a specific polypeptide” and “A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain”.

4 letters

GENE

6 letters

ALLELE

7 letters

ALLELIC

8 letters

ONCOGENE

POLYGENE

9 letters

NONALLELE

11 letters

ALLELOMORPH

13 letters

ALLELOMORPHIC

Definitions of “Cistron”

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• A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
• A segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain
• In genetics, the segment of DNA that is required to synthesize a complete polypeptide chain
• The sequence of nucleotides within a certain area of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)
• A genetic element defined by means of the cis trans complementation test for functional allelism
• For example, an operon is a stretch of DNA that is transcribed to create a contiguous segment of RNA
• A section of DNA that contains the genetic code for a single polypeptide and functions as a hereditary unit

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