operon
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English
Etymology
The noun is related to the word operator, which is borrowed from Latin operatōr, from operor (“work, labour”). Equivalent to operate + -or.
Noun
operon (plural operons)
- A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together.
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Noun
operon
- accusative singular of opero
Indonesian
Etymology
Noun
operon (plural operon-operon, first-person possessive operonku, second-person possessive operonmu, third-person possessive operonnya)
Further reading
- “operon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 163: “operon”
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French opéron or Italian operone.
Noun
operon m (uncountable)
Declension
declension of operon (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) operon | operonul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) operon | operonului |
| vocative | operonule | |