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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("molecular biology" is a kind of...):
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Domain member category:
cistron; factor; gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "molecular biology"):
biotech; biotechnology (the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes)
Context examples:
An inorganic compound used as a reagent in molecular biology.
(Cyanogen Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)
The field devoted to applying the techniques of biochemistry, cellular biology, biophysics, and molecular biology to addressing issues related to human beings and the environment.
(Biotechnology, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers used techniques from evolutionary genetics and molecular biology to identify genes that determine the degree to which aphids respond to crowding.
(Virus genes help determine if pea aphids get wings, National Science Foundation)
Similar to Phased Innovation Award, created to support the pilot application of instrumentation, techniques and analytic tools relevant to research on the molecular biology of cancer.
(Phased Technology Application Award, NCI Thesaurus)
The team also imaged the secondary cell walls of Arabidopsis thaliana, an annual plant widely used as the standard reference plant for genetics and molecular biology research.
(Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers, University of Cambridge)
Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.
(National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCI Thesaurus)
To do so, the CBRG supports and facilitates a broad spectrum of national and international research activities in molecular biology and genetics, particularly for the discovery of biomarkers for risk prediction and early detection of cancer.
(Cancer Biomarkers Research Group, NCI Thesaurus)
A molecular biology device that utilizes a set of defined oligonucleotide probes, recombinant clones, or other samples attached in a specific grid arrangement to a solid support for nucleic acid hybridization assays in gene mapping studies or in determining gene sequences, sequence variations, or gene expression patterns.
(Hybridization Array, NCI Thesaurus)
A molecular biology device that utilizes a set of defined cDNA clones attached in a specific grid arrangement to a solid support for nucleic acid hybridization assays in gene mapping studies or in determining gene sequences, sequence variations, or gene expression patterns.
(cDNA Array, NCI Thesaurus)
The mission of the Kimmel Cancer Center is to make transformational discoveries of the cellular and molecular biology of the malignant process and the individual's and society's response to it; effectively translate the latest research discoveries and clinical trials to provide the highest quality of care to all patients including those of diverse ethnic and racial populations; and provide expert and humanitarian care to cancer patients, their families, and those at risk.
(Kimmel Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
