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bicistronic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bi-cistron-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or involving two cistrons, loci responsible for generating a protein

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bi- + cistron + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

bicistronically bicistronicity

Frequently Paired Words

cistronic monocistronic multicistronic polycistronic

Questions

What does bicistronic mean?
Having or involving two cistrons, loci responsible for generating a protein
Where does bicistronic come from?
From bi- + cistron + -ic.

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