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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...nucleus, in biology
(Encyclopedia)nucleus: see cell, in biology.cell, in electricity
(Encyclopedia)cell: see battery, electric.biometrics, in biology
(Encyclopedia)biometrics, also known as biostatistics or biometry, in biology, the development and application of statistical and mathematical methods to the analysis of data resulting from biological observations ...resistance, in biology
(Encyclopedia)resistance, in biology: see immunity. ...variation, in biology
(Encyclopedia)variation, in biology: see Darwinism. ...inheritance, in biology
(Encyclopedia)inheritance, in biology: see heredity. ...sport, in biology
(Encyclopedia)sport, in biology: see mutation. ...biology
(Encyclopedia)biology, the science that deals with living things. It is broadly divided into zoology, the study of animal life, and botany, the study of plant life. Subdivisions of each of these sciences include cy...competition, in biology
(Encyclopedia)competition, in biology, relationship between members of the same or different species in which individuals are adversely affected by those having the same living requirements, such as food or space. ...Browse by Subject
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