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molecular biology

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The branch of biology that deals with the structure, function, and manipulation of nucleic acids and proteins.

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  • noun biology, biochemistry the branch of biology that studies the macromolecules of life, such as proteins, lipoproteins and nucleic acids
  • noun genetics the branch of biology studies the manipulation of genetic sequence of DNA
  • noun genetics the technology of gene manipulation

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)

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