Question

What do you mean by a cistron?

Answer 1

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 CISTRON IS A SEGMENT OF DNA THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO A GENE AND THAT SPECIFIES A SINGLE FUNCTIONAL UNIT.


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Answer 2

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★ Cistron

◇ Cistron is a segment of DNA coding for a polypeptide (protein).

◇ It functions as hereditary unit.

◇ It usually carries genetic code.

◇ The two types of cistrons are monocistrons and polycistrons.

◇ In Eukaryotes the mRNA usually specifies a single polypeptide and such RNA is termed as monocistronic.

◇ In prokaryotes single mRNA may specify more than one polypeptide, and such RNA is termed as polycistronic.

◇ Cistron and gene are same.

◇ It exhibits different positions on a chromosome.

◇ It used in hybridization techniques of molecular biology.

◇ Many different probes related to cistron are used to generate DNA fingerprints.