Disciplines and Occupations

Molecular Biology

A discipline concerned with studying biological phenomena in terms of the chemical and physical interactions of molecules.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A discipline concerned with studying biological phenomena in terms of the chemical and physical interactions of molecules.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Biology, Molecular
  • Biochemical Genetics
  • Genetics, Biochemical
  • Genetics, Molecular
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Biochemical Genetic
  • Genetic, Biochemical
  • Genetic, Molecular
  • Molecular Genetic

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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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Indexing Annotation

use for the discipline only (education, history, etc)

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History Note

70(68)

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Previous Indexing

  • Biology (1966-1967)

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  1. H01w.158w.201w.636w
  2. H01w.158w.273w.343w.595w
  3. H01w.181w.122w.650w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Molecular Biology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008967. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008967
  2. Molecular Biology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology
  3. Molecular Biology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7202