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A polymer is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeating subunits. Due to their broad range of properties, both synthetic and natural polymers play essential roles in everyday life. Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastics such as polyethylene to natural biopolymers such as DNA and proteins that are essential for biological structure and function.
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