molecular biology


molecular biology

noun

Definition of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

: a branch of biology dealing with the ultimate physicochemical organization of living matter and especially with the molecular basis of inheritance and protein synthesis
molecular biologist noun

First Known Use of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

1938

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