cistron
— Noun
– English
~ (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"
Cistus albidus
— Noun
– English
~ compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers
cistus
— Noun
– English
~ small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa