Descriptor in English: | Operon |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Operón |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Óperon |
Descriptor in French: | Opéron |
Entry term(s): |
Operons |
Tree number(s): |
G05.360.340.024.686 G05.360.340.358.207.500 |
Scope note: | In bacteria, a group of metabolically related genes, with a common promoter, whose transcription into a single polycistronic MESSENGER RNA is under the control of an OPERATOR REGION. |
Annotation: | LAC OPERON & RRNA OPERON are also available |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
History Note: | 72(69) |
DeCS UI: | 10057 |
Descriptor UI: | D009876 |
Date Established: | 1972/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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Operon
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Concept UI |
M0015320 |
Scope note | In bacteria, a group of metabolically related genes, with a common promoter, whose transcription into a single polycistronic MESSENGER RNA is under the control of an OPERATOR REGION. |
Preferred term | Operon |
Entry term(s) |
Operons |
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