Search Result:cistron
KK Pronunciation
〔 `sIstrәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋsistrәn 〕
Overview of noun cistron
The noun cistron has 1 sense
- gene, cistron, factor -- ((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")