Structural-gene
noun, Genetics.
1.
cistron.
structural gene n.
A gene that determines the amino acid sequence of a specific protein or peptide.
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- Structuralist
[struhk-cher-uh-liz-uh m] /ˈstrʌk tʃər əˌlɪz əm/ noun 1. any theory that embodies structural principles. 2. structural anthropology. 3. structural linguistics. 4. structural psychology. structuralism /ˈstrʌktʃərəˌlɪzəm/ noun 1. an approach to anthropology and other social sciences and to literature that interprets and analyses its material in terms of oppositions, contrasts, and hierarchical structures, esp as they […]