Biology Sub-disciplines

Biology Sub-disciplines

  • Biochemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Cell Biology (Cytology)
  • Biotechnology (many specialty areas)
  • Histology
  • Genetics
    • Molecular genetics
    • Classical genetics
    • Genomics
    • Population genetics
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
    • Animal
    • Plant
    • Fungal
    • Bacterial
    • Etc.
  • Nutrition
  • Microbiology
    • Virology
    • Bacteriology
    • Protozoology
  • Mycology
  • Botany
    • Economic botany
    • Plant pathology
    • Bryology
    • Phycology
    • Horticulture
    • Etc.
  • Zoology
    • Invertebrate zoology
    • Entomology
    • Parasitology
    • Vertebrate zoology
    • Icthyology
    • Herpetology
    • Ornithology
    • Mammalogy
    • Etc.
  • Endocrinology
  • Neurobiology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Immunology
  • Immunopathology
  • Developmental Biology (Embryology)
  • Ethology (Animal Behavior)
  • Sociobiology
  • Marine Biology
  • Systematics / Taxonomy (specializing in certain groups)
  • Ecology
    • Population ecology
    • Community ecology
    • Terrestrial ecology
    • Aquatic ecology
    • Physiological ecology
    • Behavioral ecology
    • Etc.
  • Environmental Biology
  • Forestry
  • Fisheries Biology
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Aquaculture
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Paleontology
  • Medicine (numerous specializations in both human and non-human medicine)
  • Pharmacology
  • Pathology 
  • Forensics
  • Toxicology

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