biotech
Noun
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The branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes (synset 106136212)
"biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem"is a type of: molecular biology - the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)subtypes:
- bioremediation - the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
- gene-splicing, genetic engineering, recombinant dna technology - the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism
same as: biotechnology
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