polycistronic

American

[pol-ee-si-stron-ik] / ˌpɒl i sɪˈstrɒn ɪk /

adjective

Genetics.

of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.

Etymology

Origin of polycistronic

First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + cistron + -ic

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polycistronic

Prokaryotic transcription often covers more than one gene and produces polycistronic mRNAs that specify more than one protein.

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