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==Subtopics== | |||
===Subdisciplines=== | |||
: ''For more information, see Citizendium's [[List of biology disciplines|List of biology topics]], and [[List of important publications in biology]]'' | |||
*[[Biochemistry]]: The chemistry of living things is a field of both biology and [[chemistry]] | |||
*[[Biodiversity]]: The study of the diversity of life | |||
*[[Biogeography]]: The study of patterns of species distribution and the processes that result in such patterns | |||
*[[Botany]]: The study of plants and fungi ([[mycology]]) | |||
*[[Cell Biology]]: The study of the components of cells and their interactions | |||
*[[Developmental biology]]: The study of cell growth and interactions to form an organism | |||
*[[Ecology]]: The study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and how they are affected by the environment | |||
*[[Endocrinology]]: The study of glands and the hormonal regulation of physiology | |||
*[[Ethology]]: The scientific study of animal behavior | |||
*[[Evolutionary biology]]: Study of the origin and descent of species, as well as their change, multiplication, and diversity over time | |||
*[[Genetics]]: The study of the inheritance of characteristics, genes and DNA | |||
*[[Immunology]]: Covers the study of all aspects of the [[immune system]] in all animals | |||
*[[Marine Biology]]: The study of life in the seas and oceans | |||
*[[Microbiology]]: The study of microorganisms (overlapping with areas of [[bacteriology]], [[mycology]] and [[parasitology]]) | |||
*[[Molecular biology]]: The study of molecular interactions within a cell | |||
*[[Morphology]]: The study of structure | |||
*[[Neuroscience]]: The study of nervous systems and their components | |||
*[[Physiology]]: The study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of tissues and how they interact | |||
*[[Systematics]]: The study of the diversity of organism characteristics, and how they relate via evolution | |||
*[[Systems biology]]: The study of biological systems as-a-whole, developing quantitative models to explain, predict and control biological systems. | |||
*[[Taxonomy]]: The principles underlying classification, often in a hierarchy | |||
*[[Virology]]: the study of viruses, sometimes included in the field of [[microbiology]] | |||
*[[Zoology]]: The study of animals | |||
==Other related topics== | |||
*[[History of biology]] | |||
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Subtopics
Subdisciplines
- For more information, see Citizendium's List of biology topics, and List of important publications in biology
- Biochemistry: The chemistry of living things is a field of both biology and chemistry
- Biodiversity: The study of the diversity of life
- Biogeography: The study of patterns of species distribution and the processes that result in such patterns
- Botany: The study of plants and fungi (mycology)
- Cell Biology: The study of the components of cells and their interactions
- Developmental biology: The study of cell growth and interactions to form an organism
- Ecology: The study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and how they are affected by the environment
- Endocrinology: The study of glands and the hormonal regulation of physiology
- Ethology: The scientific study of animal behavior
- Evolutionary biology: Study of the origin and descent of species, as well as their change, multiplication, and diversity over time
- Genetics: The study of the inheritance of characteristics, genes and DNA
- Immunology: Covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all animals
- Marine Biology: The study of life in the seas and oceans
- Microbiology: The study of microorganisms (overlapping with areas of bacteriology, mycology and parasitology)
- Molecular biology: The study of molecular interactions within a cell
- Morphology: The study of structure
- Neuroscience: The study of nervous systems and their components
- Physiology: The study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of tissues and how they interact
- Systematics: The study of the diversity of organism characteristics, and how they relate via evolution
- Systems biology: The study of biological systems as-a-whole, developing quantitative models to explain, predict and control biological systems.
- Taxonomy: The principles underlying classification, often in a hierarchy
- Virology: the study of viruses, sometimes included in the field of microbiology
- Zoology: The study of animals