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regulon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
reg-u-lon
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome

Etymology

From regulate + -on.

Inflected Forms

regulons (plural)

Derived Forms

panregulon

Frequently Paired Words

operon stimulon

Questions

What does regulon mean?
A group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome
Where does regulon come from?
From regulate + -on.

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