operon
NOUN
/ɑpə,rɑn/
6 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
operon is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1P3E1R1O1N1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does operon mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene.
BROADER