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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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