polycistronic

[ pol-ee-si-stron-ik ]
/ ˌpɒl i sɪˈstrɒn ɪk /

adjective Genetics.

of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.

Origin of polycistronic

First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + cistron + -ic

Words nearby polycistronic

polychromatophilia, polychromatophilic, polychrome, polychromemia, polychromy, polycistronic, polyclad, polyclinic, polyclitus, polyclonal, polyclonal antibody