polycistronic mRNA
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polycistronic mRNA
a MESSENGER RNA molecule found in many PROKARYOTES, that contains information transcribed from two or more CISTRONS (genes) and which is translated into two or more polypeptides.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005