Term: operon: a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
Candidate hypernym: deoxyribonucleic acid: (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information → 1
Candidate hypernym: cell: a room where a prisoner is kept → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus acanthus: bear's breeches → 0
Candidate hypernym: pizzicato: a note or passage that is played pizzicato → 0
Candidate hypernym: rigger: a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists → 0
Candidate hypernym: venture capitalist: a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology) → 0
Candidate hypernym: large-leaved aster: tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe → 0
Candidate hypernym: letter of marque: a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation → 0
Candidate hypernym: triclinium: a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides) → 0
Candidate hypernym: metis: a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry → 0
Candidate hypernym: coaling station: a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal → 0