Engelsk substantiv: cistron |
1. | cistron (i anatomi) (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 |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Genes were formerly called factors.
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | factor, gene |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | sequence |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | allele, allelomorph, dominant gene, genetic marker, holandric gene, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, modifier gene, mutant gene, nonallele, oncogene, operator gene, polygene, proto-oncogene, recessive gene, regulator gene, regulatory gene, repressor gene, structural gene, suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene, transforming gene, transgene, X-linked gene, Y-linked gene |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA |
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| Overordnet kategori | genetic science, genetics, molecular biology |
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