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What are 3 characteristics of biomolecules?


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Biomolecules

  1. These are molecules involved in the maintenance and carrying out of metabolic processes of living organisms.
  2. Some of the examples are carbohydrates, protein, lipids, etc.

Properties of biomolecules:

  1. Mostly they are organic compounds.
  2. They possess specific shapes and dimensions.
  3. The functional group is responsible for determining their chemical properties.
  4. They are asymmetric in shape.
  5. Macromolecules are the large molecules which are formed of small building block molecules.

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