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==Subtopics==
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{{r|Anatomy}}
{{r|Anthropology}}
{{r|Astrobiology}}
{{r|Biochemistry}}
{{r|Biodiversity}}
{{r|Biogeography}}
{{r|Bioinformatics}}
{{r|Biomedicine}}
{{r|Biophysics}}
{{r|Botany}}
{{r|Cardiotoxicity}}
{{r|Cell biology}}
{{r|Chemical biology}}
{{r|Chronobiology}}
{{r|Computational biology}}
{{r|Conservation biology}}
{{r|Developmental biology}}
{{r|Ecology}}
{{r|Endocrinology}}
{{r|Ethology}}
{{r|Evolutionary biology}}
{{r|Genetics}}
{{r|Geobiology}}
{{r|Gerontology}}
{{r|History of biology}}
{{r|Human biology}}
{{r|Immunology}}
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{{r|Marine biology}}
{{r|Medicine}}
{{r|Microbiology}}
{{r|Molecular biology}}
{{r|Morphology (biology)}}
{{r|Mycology}}
{{r|Neuroscience}}
{{r|Palaeontology}}
{{r|Paleobiology}}
{{r|Pathology}}
{{r|Physiology}}
{{r|Population biology}}
{{r|Soil biology}}
{{r|Structural biology}}
{{r|Synthetic biology}}
{{r|Systematics}}
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{{r|Theoretical biology}}
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===Subdisciplines===
===History of biology===
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: ''For more information, see Citizendium's [[List of biology disciplines|List of biology topics]], and [[List of important publications in biology]]''
===Techniques===
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{{r|Cell culture}}
{{r|Centrifugation}}
{{r|Chromatography}}
{{r|Computational morphometry}}
{{r|Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy}}
{{r|DNA microarray}}
{{r|DNA sequencing}}
{{r|Dielectrophoresis}}
{{r|Electrorotation}}
{{r|Enzyme assay}}
{{r|Functional magnetic resonance imaging}}
{{r|Gel electrophoresis}}
{{r|Genetic engineering}}
{{r|Green fluorescent protein}}
{{r|Magnetic resonance imaging}}
{{r|NMR spectroscopy|Magnetic resonance spectroscopy}}
{{r|Northern blot}}
{{r|Optical Tweezers}}
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{{r|Polymerase chain reaction}}
{{r|Protein purification}}
{{r|Restriction enzyme}}
{{r|Scanning electron microscopy}}
{{r|Southern blot}}
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*[[Biochemistry]]: The chemistry of living things is a field of both biology and [[chemistry]]
==Other related topics==
*[[Biodiversity]]: The study of the diversity of life
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*[[Biogeography]]: The study of patterns of species distribution and the processes that result in such patterns
===General===
*[[Botany]]: The study of plants and fungi ([[mycology]])
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*[[Cell Biology]]: The study of the components of cells and their interactions
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*[[Developmental biology]]: The study of cell growth and interactions to form an organism
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*[[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


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===Tree of life===
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{{r|Animal}}
{{r|Archaea}}
{{r|Bacteria}}
{{r|Eukaryote}}
{{r|Fungus}}
{{r|Insect}}
{{r|Nematode}}
{{r|Phylogeny}}
{{r|Plant (organism)}}
{{r|Prokaryote}}
{{r|Protist}}
{{r|Three-domain system}}
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==Other related topics==
===Classification of man===
{{r|Animal}}
{{r|Chordate}}
{{r|Craniata}}
{{r|Deuterostome}}
{{r|Mammal}}
{{r|Primate}}
{{r|Vertebrate}}
 
===The cell===
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{{r|Cell membrane}}
{{r|Cell signaling}}
{{r|Cell wall}}
{{r|Chloroplast}}
{{r|Cytoskeleton}}
{{r|Endoplasmic reticulum}}
{{r|Golgi apparatus}}
{{r|Metabolism}}
{{r|Mitochondrion}}
{{r|Mitosis}}
{{r|Nucleus}}
{{r|Protein targeting}}
 
===Ecology===
{{r|Biomass}}
{{r|Extinction}}
{{r|Food chain}}
{{r|Gaia theory}}
{{r|Habitat}}
{{r|Indicator species}}
{{r|Species distribution}}
 
===Conservation===
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{{r|Biodiversity hotspot}}
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{{r|Edge effect}}
{{r|Environmental economics}}
{{r|Fragmentation}}
{{r|In situ - ex situ}}
{{r|Invasive species}}
{{r|Nature reserve}}
{{r|Pollution}}
{{r|Seedbank}}
 
===Evolution===
{{r|Gene flow}}
{{r|Genetic drift}}
{{r|Mutation}}
{{r|Natural selection}}
{{r|Sexual selection}}
{{r|Speciation}}
 
===Development===
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{{r|Embryogenesis}}
{{r|Fertilization}}
{{r|Gastrulation}}
{{r|Metamorphosis}}
{{r|Morphogenesis}}
{{r|Neurulation}}
{{r|Ontogeny}}
{{r|Organogenesis}}
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===Life cycle===
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{{r|DNA replication}}
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{{r|Meiosis}}
{{r|Oogenesis}}
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{{r|Ploidy}}
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{{r|Spermatogenesis}}
 
===Biochemistry===
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{{r|DNA}}
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{{r|Glycolysis}}
{{r|Lipid}}
{{r|Oxidative phosphorylation}}
{{r|Photosynthesis}}
{{r|Protein folding}}
{{r|Protein structure}}
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{{r|RNA}}


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===Genetics===
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{{r|Chromatin}}
! align=left valign=top| '''General'''
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| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small> [[Life]]&nbsp;| [[species]] </small>
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{{r|DNA replication}}
! align=left valign=top| [[Ecology]]
{{r|Ecological genetics}}
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small> [[Biomass]]&nbsp;| [[food chain]]&nbsp;| [[indicator species]]&nbsp;| [[extinction]]&nbsp;| [[Habitat (ecology)|habitat]]&nbsp;| [[species distribution]]&nbsp;| [[Gaia theory (science)|Gaia theory]]</small>
{{r|Epigenetics}}
|-
{{r|Genetic fingerprint}}
! align=left valign=top| '''[[Conservation biology|Conservation]]'''
{{r|Genetic recombination|Recombination}}
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Biodiversity]]&nbsp;| [[biodiversity hotspot]]&nbsp;| [[nature reserve]]&nbsp;| [[edge effect]]&nbsp;| [[Allee effect]]&nbsp;| [[wildlife corridor|corridor]]&nbsp;| [[habitat fragmentation|fragmentation]]&nbsp;| [[pollution]]&nbsp;| [[invasive species]]&nbsp;| [[In-situ conservation|in&nbsp;situ]] - [[ex-situ conservation|ex&nbsp;situ]]&nbsp;| [[seedbank]]&nbsp;| [[environmental economics]] </small>
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{{r|Genome}}
! align=left valign=top| '''[[Evolution]]'''
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| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Natural selection]]&nbsp;| [[genetic drift]]&nbsp;| [[sexual selection]]&nbsp;| [[speciation]]&nbsp;| [[mutation]]&nbsp;| [[gene flow]] </small>
{{r|Karyotype}}
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{{r|Mendelian inheritance}}
! align=left valign=top| '''Tree of life'''
{{r|Molecular genetics}}
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Animal]]s&nbsp;| [[plant]]s&nbsp;| [[fungus|fungi]]&nbsp;| [[protist]]s&nbsp;| [[bacteria]]&nbsp;| [[archaea]]&nbsp;| [[prokaryote]]&nbsp;| [[eukaryote]]&nbsp;| [[three-domain system]]&nbsp;| [[angiosperm]]s&nbsp;| [[insect]]s&nbsp;| [[nematode]]s&nbsp;| [[virus]]es</small>
{{r|Mutation}}
|-
{{r|Phenotype}}
! align=left valign=top| '''[[Developmental biology|Development]]'''
{{r|Population genetics}}
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Biological tissue|Tissues]]&nbsp;| [[fertilization]]&nbsp;| [[embryogenesis]]&nbsp;| [[gastrulation]]&nbsp;| [[neurulation]]&nbsp;| [[organogenesis]]&nbsp;| [[cellular differentiation|differentiation]]&nbsp;| [[morphogenesis]]&nbsp;| [[Metamorphosis (biology)|metamorphosis]]&nbsp;| [[ontogeny]]</small>
{{r|Quantitative genetics}}
|-
{{r|Splicing}}
! align=left valign=top| '''[[Biological life cycle|Life cycle]]'''
{{r|Transcription (genetics)|Transcription}}
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Biological reproduction|reproduction]]&nbsp;| [[ploidy]]&nbsp;| [[spermatogenesis]]&nbsp;| [[alternation of generations]]&nbsp;| [[oogenesis]]&nbsp;| [[parasitism]]&nbsp;| [[evolution of sex]]&nbsp;| [[meiosis]]&nbsp;| [[DNA replication]] </small>
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|-
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! align=left valign=top| '''The [[cell (biology)|cell]]'''
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| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Cell wall]]&nbsp;| [[cell membrane]]&nbsp;| [[cytoskeleton]]&nbsp;| [[mitochondrion]]&nbsp;| [[chloroplast]]&nbsp;| [[cell nucleus|nucleus]]&nbsp;| [[endoplasmic reticulum]]&nbsp;| [[Golgi apparatus]]&nbsp;| [[cell cycle]]&nbsp;| [[mitosis]]&nbsp;| [[metabolism]]&nbsp;| [[cell signaling]]&nbsp;| [[protein targeting]]</small>
|-
! align=left valign=top|  '''[[Biochemistry]]'''
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[DNA]]&nbsp;| [[RNA]]&nbsp;| [[protein]]&nbsp;| [[enzyme]]&nbsp;| [[protein folding]]&nbsp;| [[carbohydrate]]&nbsp;| [[lipid]]&nbsp;| [[glycolysis]]&nbsp;| [[citric acid cycle]]&nbsp;| [[electron transport chain]]&nbsp;| [[oxidative phosphorylation]]&nbsp;| [[photosynthesis]]&nbsp;| [[protein structure]] </small>
|-
! align=left valign=top|  '''[[Genetics]]'''
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Gene]]&nbsp;| [[genome]]&nbsp;| [[karyotype]]&nbsp;| [[transcription]]&nbsp;| [[translation]]&nbsp;| [[genetic recombination|recombination]]&nbsp;| [[chromosome]]&nbsp;| [[Mendelian inheritance]]&nbsp;| [[phenotype]]&nbsp;| [[genotype]]&nbsp;| [[epigenetics]]&nbsp;| [[Splicing (genetics)|splicing]]&nbsp;| [[mutation]]&nbsp;| [[genetic fingerprint]]&nbsp;| [[chromatin]]&nbsp;| [[classical genetics]]&nbsp;| [[ecological genetics]]&nbsp;| [[molecular genetics]]&nbsp;| [[population genetics]]&nbsp;| [[quantitative genetics]] </small>
|-
! align=left valign=top| '''Techniques'''
| valign=top| <small>[[Genetic engineering]]&nbsp;| [[transformation (genetics)|transformation]]&nbsp;| [[gel electrophoresis]]&nbsp;| [[chromatography]]&nbsp;| [[centrifugation]]&nbsp;| [[cell culture]]&nbsp;| [[DNA sequencing]]&nbsp;| [[DNA microarray]]&nbsp;| [[green flourescent protein]]&nbsp;| [[Vector (biology)|vector]]&nbsp;| [[Enzyme assay]]&nbsp;| [[Protein purification]]&nbsp;| [[Western blot]]&nbsp;| [[Northern blot]]&nbsp;| [[Southern blot]]&nbsp;| [[restriction enzyme]]&nbsp;| [[polymerase chain reaction]]&nbsp;| [[two-hybrid screening]] </small>
|-
! align=left valign=top|  '''Other fields'''
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Anatomy]]&nbsp;| [[astrobiology]]&nbsp;| [[botany]]&nbsp;|  [[bioengineering]]&nbsp;| [[bioinformatics]]&nbsp;| [[human biology]]&nbsp;| [[microbiology]]&nbsp;| [[origin of life]]&nbsp;| [[paleontology]]&nbsp;| [[parasitology]]&nbsp;| [[pathology]]&nbsp;| [[pharmacology]]&nbsp;| [[phylogenetics]]&nbsp;| [[physiology]]&nbsp;| [[marine biology]]&nbsp;|  [[systems biology]]&nbsp;| [[alpha taxonomy|taxonomy]]&nbsp;| [[zoology]] </small>
|-
! align=left valign=top| '''Classification&nbsp;of&nbsp;man'''
| align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small>[[Primate]]&nbsp;| [[mammal]]&nbsp;| [[vertebrate]]&nbsp;| [[craniata]]&nbsp;| [[chordate]]&nbsp;| [[deuterostome]]&nbsp;| [[animal]] </small>
|-
! align=left valign=top| [[History of biology]]
|align="left" style="vertical-align: top;"&nbsp;| <small> [[Natural history]]&nbsp;| [[History of geography|geography]]&nbsp;| [[History of ecology|ecology]]&nbsp;| [[History of molecular biology|molecular biology]]&nbsp;| [[History of evolutionary thought|evolutionary biology]]&nbsp;| [[Great Chain of Being]] </small>
|}

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