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Definition
: One of the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES concerned with the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of animals, plants, and microorganisms.
the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for biological characteristics and processes of organisms and of the biosphere; note broader heading BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES is also available; DF:
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Botany
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Computational Biology
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Cell Biology
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Developmental Biology
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Ecology
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Exobiology
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Genetics
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Laboratory Animal Science
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Microbiology
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Natural History
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Neurobiology
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Parasitology
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Photobiology
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Radiobiology
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Sociobiology
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Synthetic Biology
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Zoology