Enzymogenesis

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Noun
  1. 1
    The evolutionary development of function of an enzyme, typically used for alcohol dehydrogenases.

    "Hence, the two cod enzyme structures define the earlier events and illustrate the "enzymogenesis," or emergence of a unique enzyme."

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"Hence, the two cod enzyme structures define the earlier events and illustrate the "enzymogenesis," or emergence of a unique enzyme."

Etymology

From enzyme + -o- + -genesis.

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