operator gene

Noun
  1. A gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes (synset 105447622)
    is a type of: cistron, factor, gene - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
    is a part of: operon - a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene

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