Branches of Biology
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- entomology
- study of insects
- marine biology
- study of salt water and its living things
- taxonomy
- scienceof giving organisms scientific names
- frestry
- science of developing, caring for, or cultivating forests
- herpetology
- study of reptiles and amphibians
- parasitology
- study of parasites and their cycles
- mycology
- study of fungi
- botany
- study of plants
- ichthyology
- study of fish
- genetics
- study of inheritance of traits and variation in organisms
- ornithology
- study of birds
- physicology
- study of functions and activities of lie
- cytology
- study of cells
- virology
- study of viruses
- ecology
- study of the environment and man's affect on it
- biotechnology
- branch of biology dealiong with recombinant DNA resarch and applications
- pathology
- study of disese and death with laboratory techniques
- zoology
- study of animals
- bacteriology
- study of bacteria
- bioethics
- deals with the ethical implications of biological research and applications especially in medicine
- embryology
- deals with the development of embryos of organisms and their features
- microbiology
- study of microoganisms
- biology
- study of living things
- anatomy
- study of structure of organisms