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Cistron

A cistron is a region of DNA that is quite similar to a gene, so much so that the terms are considered synonymous by some, especially with regard to the molecular gene as contrasted with the Mendelian gene. The debate whether or not a cistron is the same thing as a gene, revolves around what size a segment of DNA constitutes as a unit of selection. The…

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Cistron

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples15
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Cistron

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related to Definition · 11
Cistron → Benzer's T4, Defining, DNA, For, Or, RNA, Similarly, T4, The, We, When
is a · 2
Cistron → region of DNA that is quite similar to a gene, same thing as a gene
related to history · 2
Cistron → Seymour Benzer, The

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Cistronis aregion of DNA that is quite similar to a gene0.90text
Cistronis asame thing as a gene0.90text
Cistronrelated to DefinitionDefining0.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionDNA0.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionFor0.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionWe0.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionSimilarly0.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionThe0.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionWhen0.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionOr0.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionBenzer's T40.60section
Cistronrelated to DefinitionT40.60section

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