MeSH definition : In bacteria, a group of metabolically related genes, with a common promoter, whose
transcription into a single polycistronic MESSENGER RNA is under the control of an
OPERATOR REGION.;
MeSH synonym : operons;
MeSH annotation : LAC OPERON & RRNA OPERON are also available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operon;
In bacteria, a group of metabolically related genes, with a common promoter, whose
transcription into a single polycistronic MESSENGER RNA is under the control of an
OPERATOR REGION.