cistron in English

noun
1
a section of a DNA or RNA molecule that codes for a specific polypeptide in protein synthesis.
Almost all eukaryotes have multiple copies of their nuclear ribosomal RNA cistrons , arranged in a long tandem array.
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1. Allelomorph definition: (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character synonyms: gene, allele, dominant, cistron, factor, recessive, recessive allele, dominant allele antonyms: subordinate, inferior, infrequent

2. Allele definition: (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character synonyms: gene, dominant, cistron, factor, recessive, recessive allele, Allelomorph, dominant allele antonyms: subordinate, inferior, infrequent

3. Allele definition: (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character synonyms: gene, dominant, cistron, factor, recessive, recessive Allele, allelomorph, dominant Allele antonyms: subordinate, inferior, infrequent