regulons

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A form of regulon — A group of genes that are regulated by the same regulatory molecule. The genes of a regulon share a common regulatory element binding site or promoter. The genes comprising a regulon may be located non-contiguously in the genome

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of regulon
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