Molecular Basis of InheritanceHard

Question

The equivalent of a structural gene is

Options

A.

 Muton

B.

 Cistron

C.

 Operon

D.

Recon

Solution

Cistron is a segment of DNA coding for a polypeptide.
Eukaryotic structural gene is monocistronic whereas prokaryotic structural gene is polycistronic.

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