molecular biology

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molecular biology (uncountable)

  1. (biology, biochemistry) The branch of biology that studies the macromolecules of life, such as proteins, lipoproteins and nucleic acids.
    Hypernyms: biology, bioscience
    Holonyms: biology, bioscience
  2. (genetics) The branch of biology that studies the manipulation of genetic sequence of DNA.
  3. (genetics) The technology of gene manipulation.

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