polycistronic messenger

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• 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

• polycistronic — Pertaining to mRNA carrying information for the synthesis of more than one protein. * * * poly·cis·tron·ic .päl i sis trän ik adj containing the genetic information of a number of cistrons <polycistronic messenger RNA> * * *… …   Medical dictionary

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

• Messenger RNA — The life cycle of an mRNA in a eukaryotic cell. RNA is transcribed in the nucleus; processed, it is transported to the cytoplasm and translated by the ribosome. At the end of its life, the mRNA is degraded. Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a molecule of… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — /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

• operon — Groups of bacterial genes with a common promotor, that are controlled as a unit and produce mRNA as a single piece, polycistronic messenger. An operon consists of two or more structural genes, which usually code for proteins with related… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Operon — A typical operon In genetics, an operon is a functioning unit of genomic DNA containing a cluster of genes under the control of a single regulatory signal or promoter.[1][2] The genes are tr …   Wikipedia

• Gene expression — For vocabulary, see Glossary of gene expression terms. For a non technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to genetics. Genes are expressed by being transcribed into RNA, and this transcript may then be translated into protein. Gene… …   Wikipedia

• MicroRNA — The stem loop secondary structure of a pre microRNA from Brassica oleracea. A microRNA (abbreviated miRNA) is a short ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule found in eukaryotic cells. A microRNA molecule has very few nucleotides (an average of 22)… …   Wikipedia

• List of genetics-related topics — This is a list of terms related to genetics. NOTOC # * 3 end * 5 end A * Acentric chromosome * Achondroplasia * Active site * Adam s Curse * Adaptation * Adenine * Adenosine * Adenovirus * Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) * Ala * Alagille syndrome *… …   Wikipedia