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cistron Definition
(n) (
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
"
cistron Synonyms
cistron
factor
gene
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