Editing Synthesis (section)

=== Chemistry and biochemistry ===
*[[Chemical synthesis]], the execution of chemical reactions to form a more complex molecule from chemical precursors
**[[Organic synthesis]], the chemical synthesis of organic compounds
***[[Total synthesis]], the complete organic synthesis of complex organic compounds, usually without the aid of biological processes
***[[Convergent synthesis]] or linear synthesis, a strategy to improve the efficiency of multi-step chemical syntheses
**[[Dehydration reaction|Dehydration synthesis]], a chemical synthesis resulting in the loss of a water molecule
*[[Biosynthesis]], the creation of an organic compound in a living organism, usually aided by enzymes
**[[Photosynthesis]], a biochemical reaction using a carbon molecule to produce an organic molecule, using sunlight as a catalyst
**[[Chemosynthesis]], the synthesis of biological compounds into organic waste, using methane or an oxidized molecule as a catalyst
**[[Amino acid synthesis]], the synthesis of an amino acid from its constituents
***[[Peptide synthesis]], the biochemical synthesis of peptides using amino acids
****[[Protein biosynthesis]], the multi-step biochemical synthesis of proteins (long peptides)
**[[DNA synthesis]], several biochemical processes for making DNA
***[[DNA replication]], DNA biosynthesis ''in vivo''
***[[Synthesis (cell cycle)]]
**[[Transcription (genetics)|RNA synthesis]], the synthesis of RNA from nucleic acids, using another nucleic acid chain as a template
**[[ATP synthase|ATP synthesis]], the biochemical synthesis of ATP