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Why is organic chemistry so important in the study of biology?

Organic chemistry is a science about organic compounds, their properties and reactions and biology studies living organisms. All of them comprised of water, minerals and organic compounds.  It is impossible to understand how works a living organism without understanding chemical processes inside. DNA, RNA, enzymes, amino acids, carbohydrates all are organic compounds that have physical and chemical properties that studies by organic chemistry.

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