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Operon

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Operons
possessive
Operon's
pluralpossessive
Operons'