Definition of Regulon

1. Noun. A group of genes that is regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome. ¹

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Medical Definition of Regulon

1. A situation in which two or more spatially separated genes are regulated in a coordinated fashion by a common regulator molecule. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Regulon

regulatory offence
regulatory offense
regulatory region
regulatory regions or sequences
regulatory sequence
reguli
reguline
regulise
regulised
regulises
regulize
regulized
regulizes
regulo
regulome
regulon (current term)
regulons
regulos
regulus
reguluses
regur
regur soil
regurgitalith
regurgitaliths
regurgitant
regurgitant fraction
regurgitant murmur
regurgitate
regurgitated
regurgitates

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