cistron
1. [ noun ] (chemistry) a self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome; a unit of heredity
Synonyms: factor gene
Related terms: sequence protein_molecule oncogene nonallele recessive_gene operator_gene lethal_gene modifier allele polygene dominant_gene proto-oncogene regulator_gene repressor_gene structural_gene suppresser x-linked_gene holandric_gene mutant_gene linkage_group homeotic_gene genetic_marker chromosome deoxyribonucleic_acid molecular_biology genetics
Similar spelling:   cistern
  Cistrunk
  cisterna
  Cistercian
  cicatrix
  cicatrize
  cicatrise
  cicatrice
  castro