CISTRON — 7 letter word
cistron
The word cistron has 7 letters: C, I, S, T, R, O, N. It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Cistron has 3 anagrams: citrons, cornist, cortins. As a noun, it means "in genetics, a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain".
7 letter word "cistron": C I S T R O N — noun
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends: 11
Letter Analysis of cistron
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 5 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of cistron
noun
- in genetics, a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain "Only one cistron was transcribed into RNA." Synonyms: gene