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molecular biologist

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molecular biology
n.
1. The branch of biology that deals with the formation, structure, and function of macromolecules essential to life, such as nucleic acids and proteins, and especially with their role in cell replication and the transmission of genetic information.
2. The branch of biology that deals with the manipulation of DNA so that it can be sequenced or mutated. If mutated, the DNA is often inserted into the genome of an organism to study the biological effects of the mutation.
molecular biologist n.
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Noun1.molecular biologistmolecular biologist - a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life
biologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
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