Branches of Biology / Divisions of Biology


    Here are the different branches of biology (or divisions of biology) and their definitions & their related resources.

    • Division of Biology: Anatomy

      Anatomy

      Anatomy is the branch of biology that deals with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts.
    • biochemistry

      Biochemistry

      Biochemistry is the branch of biology concerned with the chemical and physiochemical processes that occur within living organisms.
    • Divisions of Biology: Biophysics

      Biophysics

      Biophysics is the science of the application of the laws of physics to biological phenomena.
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      Biotechnology

      Biotechnology is the exploitation of biological processes such as genetic manipulation of micro-organisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc.
    • botany

      Botany

      Botany is the scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, and ecology.
    • cell biology

      Cell Biology

      Cell biology is the study of cell structure and function, and it revolves around the concept that the cell is the fundamental unit of life.
    • Ecology

      Ecology

      Ecology is the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and their physical surroundings.
    • Evolution

      Evolution

      Evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth (Darwinism).
    • Genetics

      Genetics

      Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.
    • Immunologist

      Immunology

      Immunology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with immunity.
    • Marine Biology

      Marine Biology

      Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine bodies of water.
    • Microbiology

      Microbiology

      Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, those being unicellular, multicellular, or acellular.
    • Molecular Biology

      Molecular Biology

      Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the structure and function of the proteins and nucleic acids.
    • Mycology

      Mycology

      Mycology is the scientific study of fungi.
    • Parasitology

      Parasitology

      Parasitology is the branch of biology or medicine concerned with the study of parasitic organisms.
    • Photobiology

      Photobiology

      Photobiology is the scientific study of the interactions of light and living organisms.
    • Phycology

      Phycology

      Phycology is the scientific study of algae.
    • Physiology

      Physiology

      Physiology is the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.
    • Plant Physiology

      Plant Physiology

      Plant physiology is a sub-discipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants.
    • Radiobiology

      Radiobiology

      Radiobiology is a branch of biology that involves the study of the action of ionizing radiation on living things.
    • Structural Biology

      Structural Biology

      Structural biology is a branch of molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics dealing with the molecular structure of biological macromolecules.
    • Theoretical Biology

      Theoretical Biology

      Theoretical biology (aka Mathematical biology) is an interdisciplinary scientific research field with a range of applications in biology, biotechnology, and medicine.
    • Divisions of Biology: Virology

      Virology

      Virology is the branch of science that deals with the study of viruses.
    • Zoology Studies

      Zoology

      Zoology is the scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals.

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