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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 themacromolecules oflife , such asproteins ,lipoproteins andnucleic acids - noun genetics the branch of biology studies the
manipulation ofgenetic sequence ofDNA - noun genetics the technology of gene manipulation
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- 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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