Question

Define a cistron. Giving examples differentiate between monocistronic and polycistronic transcription unit.

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Answer:

Polycistronic mRNA is that messenger RNA which encodes for two or more proteins, whereas monocistronic mRNA is that messenger RNA which encodes for only one or specific protein or polypeptide. Polycistronic mRNA contains many codons of cistrons whereas, monocistronic mRNA contains single codon of a cistron.

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