What do you mean by operon?

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Operon:
The regions of DNA which are made up of a group of related genes are known as operons.
Operon was recognized by Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod in 1961.
Operons are present in prokaryotes but absent in eukaryotes.
Operons consist of three parts:
Promotor region,
Operator, and
Multiple related genes.

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