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polycistronic

pol·y·cis·tron·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-si-stron-ik]
    • /ˌpɒl i sɪˈstrɒn ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-si-stron-ik]
    • /ˌpɒl i sɪˈstrɒn ɪk/

Definitions of polycistronic word

  • adjective polycistronic of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule. 1
  • adjective polycistronic deriving from multiple cistrons 0
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Origin of polycistronic

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; poly- + cistron + -ic

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Parts of speech for Polycistronic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Polycistronic

polycistronic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

polycistronic usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with polycistronic

  • what is polycistronic?
  • what is polycistronic mrna?

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