operon

1. A segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene (synset 105447783)
   is a type of: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, dna - (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
   has:

   • operator gene - a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
   • regulator gene, regulatory gene - a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

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