Disciplines and Occupations

Developmental Biology

The field of BIOLOGY which deals with the process of the GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT of an organism.

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Abstract

The field of BIOLOGY which deals with the process of the GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT of an organism.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Biology, Developmental
  • Auxology
  • Evolutionary Developmental Biology

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

90

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Previous Indexing

  • Cell Differentiation (1968-1989)
  • Embryology (1978-1989)
  • Models, Biological (1968-1972)

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  1. H01w.158w.273w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Developmental Biology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015509. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015509
  2. Developmental Biology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_biology
  3. Developmental Biology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213713