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Where does “bicistron” come from?

bicistron (English) comes from English cistron, from English cis, from English cisgender, from English cis-, from Latin cis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

bicistron (English): A second, coexpressed plasmid

Definitions

  1. A second, coexpressed plasmid

Ancestry of “bicistron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcistronThe unit of hereditary material that encodes one...
2EnglishcisHaving two mutations on two genes on the same...
3EnglishcisgenderHaving a gender identity which matches the sex...
4Englishcis-On this side of; API + diazene → cis-diazene;...
5Latincison or to this or the near side of; short of;...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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