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.