Definition of Cistron

1. Noun. (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. "Genes were formerly called factors"


Definition of Cistron

1. a segment of DNA [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cistron

1. A genetic element defined by means of the cis trans complementation test for functional allelism, broadly equivalent to the sequence of DNA that codes for one polypeptide chain, including adjacent control regions. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cistron

cisterna superioris
cisterna venae magnae cerebri
cisternography
cisterns
cistern of chiasm
cistern of cytoplasmic reticulum
cistern of great cerebral vein
cistern of great vein of cerebrum
cistern of lateral fossa of cerebrum
cistern of nuclear envelope
cistic
Cistothorus
Cistothorus palustris
Cistothorus platensis
cistron (current term)
cistron (current term)
cistronic
cistrons
cists
Cistus
cistuses
Cistus albidus
Cistus ladanifer
Cistus ladanum
cistvaen
cistvaens
cisvestism
cis acting
cis activation
cis configuration

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