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variation, in biology
(Encyclopedia)variation, in biology: see Darwinism. ...cell, in biology
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Animal cell cell, in biology, the unit of structure and function of which all plants and animals are composed. The cell is the smallest unit in the living organism that is capable of integrati...resistance, in biology
(Encyclopedia)resistance, in biology: see immunity. ...man, in anthropology and biology
(Encyclopedia)man: see anthropology; human evolution; race. ...microbiology
(Encyclopedia)microbiology: see biology.biochemistry
(Encyclopedia)biochemistry, science concerned chiefly with the chemistry of biological processes; it attempts to utilize the tools and concepts of chemistry, particularly organic and physical chemistry, for elucida...Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson
(Encyclopedia)Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson hôlˈdān, –dən [key], 1892–1964, British geneticist, biologist, and popularizer of science; son of John Scott Haldane. He studied at Oxford until his studies were...nekton
(Encyclopedia)nekton: see marine biology.benthos
(Encyclopedia)benthos: see marine biology.zooplankton
(Encyclopedia)zooplankton: see marine biology. ...Browse by Subject
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