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Cistron

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

in genetics, a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
gene
plural
Cistrons
possessive
Cistron's
pluralpossessive
Cistrons'