Genes in prokaryotic genomes assemble in clusters, forming transcription units called operons. These genes share a common promoter and terminator 1, and are usually metabolically or functionally ...

We used three methods to estimate the number of operons in the genome. First, we collected all of the genes in operons, both from microarray data and in the list of SL2-containing cDNAs. The combined ...

In a breakthrough that will immediately benefit biologists who study bacteria, a team of researchers has determined the life cycle of operons, small groups of genes with related functions that are ...

New research suggests a possible explanation for the organization of operons, jointly controlled clusters of genes that evolved in bacterial chromosomes. Operons, which are found in the chromosomes of ...

The threads of an evolutionary mystery that dates to the birth of molecular biology are beginning to unravel, thanks to a new investigation by computational bioengineers at Rice University and the ...