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(genetic biology)

Grammar: verb
verb forms: regulates, regulated, regulating
Definition:
~ to adjust for accurate and proper functioning

~ to adjust to a particular specification or requirement
Example:
1. The presence of carbohydrates on the surface of proteins may be used to regulate protein function.

2. Most of the processes in a cell need to be regulated so that they can respond to changes in time or circumstance.
Related Word: regulation (noun), regulatory (adjective)