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English
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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Esperanto
Noun
operon
- accusative singular of opero
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French opéron or Italian operone.
Noun
operon m (uncountable)
- (biology) operon
Declension
declension of operon (singular only)
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singular
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m gender
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(un) operon
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operonul
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genitive/dative
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(unui) operon
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operonului
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vocative
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operonule
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References
- operon in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN