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Operon - The Discovery Of Operons, Typical Features Of Operons, Other Typical Characteristics

An operon is a genetic regulatory system found in prokaryotes and the bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) that attack bacteria. It is a cluster of genes that share regulatory elements and are usually functionally related.

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