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macromolecule (genetic biology) |
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- Grammar: noun
plural: macromolecules - Definition: a very large molecule, such as a polymer or protein, consisting of many smaller structural units
- Example:
1. Lipids are carbon-based macromolecules.
2. Proteins construct cells by structural/mechanical processes and by enzymatic synthesis of all other biological macromolecules.
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