op·er·a·tor
n 1 : one (as a dentist or surgeon) who performs surgical operations 2 : a binding site in a DNA chain at which a genetic repressor binds to inhibit the initiation of transcription of messenger RNA by one or more nearby structural genes - called also operator gene - compare OPERON .
Similar sounding terms: op·er·a·to·ry
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