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cistron /ˈsɪstrɒn/

▶noun Biochemistry a section of a DNA molecule that codes for a specific polypeptide or protein.

– origin 1950s: from cis- + trans- (because of the possibility of two genes being on the same or different chromosomes) + -on.

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