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    STRUCTURAL GENE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptideplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("structural gene" is a kind of...):

    cistron; factor; gene ((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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