Definitions for cistron
ˈsɪs trɒncistron

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1. gene, cistron, factornoun

   (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

   "genes were formerly called factors"

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1. cistronnoun

   Sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene, a cistron is the unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein.

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1. Cistron

   A cistron is an alternative term for "gene". The word cistron is used to emphasize that genes exhibit a specific behavior in a cis-trans test; distinct positions (or loci) within a genome are cistronic.

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1. cistron

   A cistron is a segment of DNA or an equivalent RNA molecule that contains the genetic code for a specific polypeptide chain or functional RNA molecule, essentially constituting a gene. It is the unit of genetic function which corresponds to the complete nucleotide sequence needed for the synthesis of a functional protein or functional RNA.

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1. Cistron

   A cistron is a gene. The term cistron is used to emphasize that genes exhibit a specific behavior in a cis-trans test; distinct positions within a genome are cistronic For example, suppose a mutation at a chromosome position is responsible for a recessive trait in a diploid organism. We say that the mutation is recessive because the organism will exhibit the wild type phenotype unless both chromosomes of a pair have the mutation. Similarly, suppose a mutation at another position, is responsible for the same recessive trait. The positions and are said to be within the same cistron when an organism that has the mutation at on one chromosome and has the mutation at position on the paired chromosome exhibits the recessive trait even though the organism is not homozygous for either mutation. When instead the wild type trait is expressed, the positions are said to belong to distinct cistrons / genes. For example, an operon is a stretch of DNA that is transcribed to create a contiguous segment of RNA, but contains more than one cistron / gene. The operon is said to be polycistronic, whereas ordinary genes are said to be monocistronic.

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1. citrons

2. cornist

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   The numerical value of cistron in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of cistron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cistron
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistron
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5. ^ Wikidata
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