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Operon
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Definition
: In bacteria, a group of metabolically related genes, with a common promoter, whose transcription into a single polycistronic MESSENGER RNA is under the control of an OPERATOR REGION.
LAC OPERON & RRNA OPERON are also available
Examples
Lac Operon
;
Operator Regions, Genetic
;
rRNA Operon
Other names
Operons