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Foundations of Modern Biochemistry
Goals of biochemistry Biochemistry seeks to describe the structure, organization, and functions of living matter in molecular terms.
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Foundations of Modern Biochemistry
The idea of the gene, – a unit of hereditary information, – was first proposed in the mid-nineteenth century by Gregor Mendel.
(1) The structural chemistry of the components of living matter and the relationship of biological function to chemical structure.
(2) Metabolism – the totality of chemical reactions that occur in living matter.
(3) The chemistry of processes and substances that store and transmit biological information (Molecular Genetics).
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Note
All living matters usually have the following properties :
living matter: 生物体; in molecular terms: 以分子的观点; at molecular levels: 从分子水平