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operon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
oper-on
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together.

Etymology

From operator + -on.

Inflected Forms

operons (plural)

Derived Forms

interoperon intraoperon operonic operonization suboperon superoperon

Frequently Paired Words

divergon regulon stimulon

Questions

What does operon mean?
A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together.
Where does operon come from?
From operator + -on.

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