Term: operon: a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
Candidate hypernym: matter: that which has mass and occupies space → 1
Candidate hypernym: miss: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) → 0
Candidate hypernym: aircraft engine: the engine that powers and aircraft → 0
Candidate hypernym: pitahaya cactus: cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: autotype: process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment → 0
Candidate hypernym: characin: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: gelatin: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects → 0
Candidate hypernym: chemakum: a Chemakuan language spoken by the Chemakum → 0
Candidate hypernym: dolly: conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects → 0
Candidate hypernym: lyonnaise sauce: brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar → 0
Candidate hypernym: virus: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein → 0