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- noun Plural form of
operon .
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Examples
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Not only do IS elements make a direct contribution to fitness by activating cryptic operons, they do so in a regulated manner, transposing at a higher rate in starving cells than in growing cells.
Behe's Test 2008
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Ochman 2007a Origins of flagellar gene operons and secondary flagellar systems.
Flagellum evolution -- how's your German? - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Getting rid of the checkpoint protein releases the subboss protein to bind to the control regions of class 3 operons, switching on the genes for the outer portion of the flagellum.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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DNA control of double copies of egg-polarity flagellum and gap inheritance of interplay of mutant and normal manipulation of molecular planning and mutant C mutation of operons groups in pair-rule random accidents in segmentation segment-polarity sequencing of shared features of studies of see also DNA; genomes; human genomegenetic disease: amino acid change and
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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The boss protein binds specifically to the DNA control regions of the seven class 2 operons, mechanically turning them on.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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DNA control of double copies of egg-polarity flagellum and gap inheritance of interplay of mutant and normal manipulation of molecular planning and mutant C mutation of operons groups in pair-rule random accidents in segmentation segment-polarity sequencing of shared features of studies of see also DNA; genomes; human genomegenetic disease: amino acid change and
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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The genes are grouped into fourteen bunches called “operons.”
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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The boss protein binds specifically to the DNA control regions of the seven class 2 operons, mechanically turning them on.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Getting rid of the checkpoint protein releases the subboss protein to bind to the control regions of class 3 operons, switching on the genes for the outer portion of the flagellum.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Nüsslein-Volhard, Christiane octopus reproduction operons organisms:
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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