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Operon Definition

noun

A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and one or more structural genes that are transcribed together.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A group of closely linked genes that produces a single messenger RNA molecule in transcription and that consists of structural genes and regulating elements (as an and promoter).
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