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D009876Level 6

Operon

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - G05.360.340.024.686 - G05.360.340.358.207.500

**Synonyms:** - Operons

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