polycistronicadj.
/ˌpɒlɪsɪsˈtrɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑliˌsɪsˈtrɑnɪk/ Biology.
Comprising or derived from more than one cistron and so containing the information for more than one gene product.
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polycistronic1962
monocistronic1965
1962 Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. 26 202/2 This polycistronic unit involves the cluster of linked structural cistrons whose expression is controlled by the operator.
1974 Nature 1 Nov. 75/2 Each cistron in these polycistronic RNAs has a unique site that is vulnerable to attack.
2004 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 186 5031 Sequence analysis of the gene cluster indicated that a polycistronic transcript is synthesized.
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ˌpolyciˈstronically adv.
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polycistronically1973
1973 Q. Rev. Biol. 48 586/2 Chromomeres could consist of many structural genes transcribed coordinately and polycistronically.
1997 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94 9751/1 In..the trypanosomes, genes are transcribed polycistronically.
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