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Molecular Basis of Inheritance question

2016 · Q68
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Molecular Basis of Inheritance question

2016 · Q68

NEETBiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceMCQ+4 / −1
The equivalent of a structural gene is -
  1. A
    cistron
  2. B
    recon
  3. C
    muton
  4. D
    operon
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Correct answer: A

Cistron (or gene) is a length of DNA that contains the information for coding a specific polypeptide chain or a functional RNA molecule (i.e., transfer RNA or ribosomal RNA). Hence, cistron is a unit of function. Currently such a gene is called structural gene.

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