operator gene

NOUN
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O

operator gene is a valid 13-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1P3E1R1A1T1O1R1G2E1N1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does operator gene mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes.