Sinonim operon

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1. a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene (noun.body)

hypernym	:	deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, dna,
definition	:	(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information (noun.substance)

part holonym	:	operator gene,
definition	:	a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes (noun.body)

part holonym	:	regulator gene, regulatory gene,
definition	:	a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene (noun.body)