cistrome

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noun

The set of DNA segments (cis) of a transacting factor on a genome scale.

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Meanings

nouncistrome (plural cistromes)

plural cistromes

  1. biologyThe set of DNA segments (cis) of a transacting factor on a genome scale.
  2. biologyA map of all locations effected by the estrogen receptor.

Origin

From cis + trans + -ome. Coined by investigators at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School Technologies.

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APA

cistrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cistrome

MLA

“cistrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cistrome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cistrome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cistrome.

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