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(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
Definition: the biochemical processes that occur within the living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life, e.g. the breaking down of complex molecules to produce energy, or the use of energy to build complex molecules
Example:
1. Adrenaline interacts with its receptor, which activates sub-cellular regulatory proteins to induce the synthesis of response proteins to alter glucose metabolism.

2. Three enzymes involved in lactose metabolism are encoded by a single mRNA.
Related Word: metabolise (verb), metabolite (noun), metabolic (adjective)