molecular regulation
nounUK /məˈlekjʊlə ˌreɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
US /məˈlekjələr ˌreɡjəˈleɪʃən/
The way tiny parts inside living things control what happens and when.
Molecular regulation helps a cell decide when to make the proteins it needs.
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2. The control of chemical reactions by molecules interacting with each other.
Molecular regulation keeps the reaction from happening too fast.
3. The process by which cells adjust their activities at the molecular level.
Scientists studied molecular regulation during early development.
4. The mechanisms that turn genes on or off.
Molecular regulation of gene activity changes as an organism grows.