polycistronic

polycistronic
Pertaining to mRNA carrying information for the synthesis of more than one protein.

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poly·cis·tron·ic .päl-i-sis-'trän-ik adj containing the genetic information of a number of cistrons <\polycistronic messenger RNA>

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poly·cis·tron·ic (pol″e-sis-tronґik) [poly- + cistron + -ic] spanning or including more than one gene; see polycistronic messenger RNA, under RNA.

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  • polycistronic — adjective Date: 1963 containing the genetic information of a number of cistrons < polycistronic messenger RNA > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • polycistronic — ¦pälē, lə̇ˌ adjective Etymology: poly + cistronic (herein) : containing the genetic information of a number of cistrons * * * /pol ee si stron ik/, adj. Genetics. of or pertaining to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • polycistronic message — polycistronic message. См. полицистронная мРНК. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • polycistronic — /pol ee si stron ik/, adj. Genetics. of or pertaining to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule. [1960 65; POLY + CISTRON + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • polycistronic — adjective Describing mRNA that encodes for multiple different polypeptides …   Wiktionary

  • polycistronic — poly·cistronic …   English syllables

  • polycistronic — A single mRNA that contains the information necessary for the production of more than one polypeptide. Particularly characteristic of prokaryotic mRNAs …   Glossary of Biotechnology

  • polycistronic mRNA — A single mRNA molecule that is the product of the transcription of several tandemly arranged genes; typically the mRNA transcribed from an operon …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • polycistronic messenger RNA — a messenger RNA that contains more than one initiation site and encodes more than one gene product; usually denoting the single transcript transcribed from a prokaryotic operon and ultimately translated into multiple polypeptides …   Medical dictionary

  • полицистронная мРНК — polycistronic message полицистронная мРНК. Молекула мРНК, кодирующая последовательности более чем одного белка; образуется при транскрипции двух или нескольких соседствующих генов, входящих в состав одного оперона. (Источник: «Англо русский… …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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