MOLECULARBIOLOGY

Molecular biology

Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry. Molecular biology chiefly concerns itself with understanding the interactions between the various systems of a cell, including the interactions between the different types of DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis as well as learning how these interactions are regulated.

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molecular biology

Noun

  1. the branch of biology that studies the macromolecules of life, such as proteins, lipoproteins and nucleic acids
  2. the branch of biology studies the manipulation of genetic sequence of DNA
  3. the technology of gene manipulation


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