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metabolism

 
   
The totality of all the chemical reactions occurring in a cell, organ or organism. All living processes are based on complex series of chemical reactions under the control of enzymes, and may be grouped under two main headings: those that build up complex molecules from simpler ones (See anabolism), and those that degrade complex molecules into simpler ones (See catabolism).  

 

 

 
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