NEET2016ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceActual
The equivalent of a structural gene is:
Options
- AMuton
- BCistron
- COperon
- DRecon
Correct answer
B. Cistron
Step-by-step solution
Cistron is a segment of DNA coding for a polypeptide. Eukaryotic structural gene is monocistronic whereas prokaryotic structural gene is polycistronic. Replicon: Unit of DNA that undergoes replication. Muton: Unit of DNA which undergoes mutation. Recon: Unit of DNA which undergoes recombination. Operon is a co-ordinate group of genes such as structural gene, operator gene, promoter gene, regulator gene which function together and regulate a metabolic pathway as a unit, e.g., lac operon, trp operon, ara operon, his