stoperator

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noun

An operator in a genome that stops transcription

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Meanings

nounstoperator (plural stoperators)

plural stoperators

  1. biologyAn operator in a genome that stops transcription

Origin

Blend of stop + operator.

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APA

stoperator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoperator

MLA

“stoperator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoperator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stoperator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoperator.

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