What is the meaning of cistron?

noun

  • 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. (
    • usage: "genes were formerly called factors"
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