cistron

== English == === Etymology === Coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957, from cis +‎ trans +‎ -on. Named in the context of using a "cis-trans comparison" for identifying " […] whether two mutants, having similar defects, are indeed defective in the same way." This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Noun === cistron (plural cistrons) The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein. Holonym: locus Near-synonym: gene (often synonymous) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Anagrams === Citrons, citrons, cornist, cortins == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sis.tʁɔ̃/ === Noun === cistron m (plural cistrons) cistron