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polysaccharide(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: noun
plural: polysaccharides - Definition: any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, consisting of a number of monosaccharides
- Example:
1. Polysaccharides are used structurally (e.g. cellulose in wood, cell walls in plants, bacteria, fungi), and can also be bonded to proteins to form glycoproteins.
2. Cellulose is a polysaccharide of glucose used to construct wood.
- Search history: polysaccharide <- asexual
