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  • Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 6
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Augustine Edith EMENE, Carmen CUÉLLAR LÁZARO, Isabel COMAS MARTÍNEZ, Laura SANJUÁN LANCHO
  • Creation / modification date: 28-02-2014
  • Term: operator gene(s)
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: A segment of DNA that controls the functioning of a specific series of structural genes and lies adjacent to the structural genes which it controls.
  • Context: The product of the regulator gene together with small molecular weight, usually exogenous, regulators interacts with the operator gene to control the expression of the entire operon.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: REAL ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE MEDICINA (2012): Diccionario de términos médicos. Madrid: Médica Panamericana, p. 769
    • Definition: PACHECO LEAL, D. (2004): Bioquímica médica. México: Limusa, p. 186
    • Context: PACHECO LEAL, D. (2004): Bioquímica médica. México: Limusa, p. 186
    • Notes: MONGE-NÁJERA, J., GÓMEZ FIGUEROA, P. & RIVAS ROSSI, M. (2002): Biología general. San José: EUNED
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    • operator gene(s)
      BUSELMAIER, Werner (2012). Biologie für Mediziner. 12. neubearbeitete und erweiterte Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 269.
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