DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
cistron
Cistron has 2 syllables: cis · tron.
cis
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tron
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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.
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