biosynthesis

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"Our work helped demonstrate that spi1 in maize has evolved a dominant role in auxin biosynthesis, and is essential for what we plant scientists call inflorescence development -- the process in seed plants in which a shoot forms that supports the plant's flowers," he added.

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  1. noun Formation of a chemical compound by a living organism. Also called biogenesis.

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  • During the biosynthesis, the folding information encrypted in the primary amino acid sequence is released in portions, and step-wise co-translational of the N-terminal fragments available for folding before the appearance of the C-terminal parts would be more kinetically favorable. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Its biosynthesis is an important virulence determinant. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • I have been wondering if what I have written so far should be a subpage called steroid biosynthesis, are a section. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • "Our work helped demonstrate that spi1 in maize has evolved a dominant role in auxin biosynthesis, and is essential for what we plant scientists call inflorescence development -- the process in seed plants in which a shoot forms that supports the plant's flowers," he added. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
  • Recently, NAD biochemistry has also been implicated in a broader range of biological functions in mammals, but the regulation of NAD biosynthesis has been poorly investigated. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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