Gene or Genome
operon Audio
op·er·on [ op-uh-ron ]
Subclass of:
Genome Components; Genome, Bacterial
Definitions related to operon:
  • Group of contiguous genes coordinately regulated by a promoter and an operator element; found in prokaryotes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • In bacteria, a group of metabolically related genes, with a common promoter, whose transcription into a single polycistronic MESSENGER RNA is under the control of an OPERATOR REGION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Operon, genetic regulatory system found in bacteria and their viruses in which genes coding for functionally related proteins are clustered along the DNA. This feature allows protein synthesis to be controlled coordinately in response to the needs of the cell. By providing the means to produce...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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