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cistron /cis·tron/ (sis´tron) the smallest unit of genetic material that must be intact to transmit genetic information; traditionally synonymous with gene.
cistron [sis′tron] Etymology: L, cis, this side, trans, across a fragment or portion of DNA that codes for a specific polypeptide. It is the smallest unit functioning as a transmitter of genetic information. In modern molecular genetics the cistron is essentially synonymous with the gene. It can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns. -cistronic, adj. cistron a DNA segment corresponding to one polypeptide chain plus the start-and-stop codon. The smallest unit of genetic material that must be intact to function as a transmitter of genetic information; as traditionaly construed, approximately synonymous with gene. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Prior to that he was chairman and CEO of Cistron Biotechnology. He holds a PhD in endocrinology from Imperial College, UK, and has worked as manager for immunodiagnostics with the UK subsidiary of Boehringer Mannheim (now owned by Roche), and as an independent biomedical market analyst with Cistron, UK. He holds a PhD in endocrinology from Imperial College, UK, and has worked as manager for immunodiagnostics with the UK subsidiary of Boehringer Mannheim (now owned by Roche), and as an independent biomedical market analyst with Cistron, UK. |
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