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Study of the structure of a living organism

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Morphology

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Study of internal organs

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Anatomy

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3
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Study of embryos

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Embryology

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Structural Zoology

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  1. Morphology
    2.Anatomy
    3.Histology
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Developmental Zoology

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1.Embryology
2.Ontogeny
3.Genetics

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6
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Study of the origination and development of an organism, usually from the time of fertilization of the egg to adult.

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Ontogeny

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Study of heredity and variation

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Genetics

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the study of how animals work, and investigates the biological processes that occur for animal life to exist.

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Animal Physiology

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9
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the study of animal behavior.

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Ethology

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10
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Functional Zoology

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1.Animal physiology
2.Ethology

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Systematic/Taxonomy

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1.Protozoology
2.Entomology
3.Conchology
4.Malacology
5.Herpetology
6.Myrecology
7.Ornithology
8.Ichthyology
9.Helminthology

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12
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Study of protozoa

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Protozoology

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13
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Study of insects

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Entomology

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14
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Study of shells

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Conchology

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15
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Study of Mollusks

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Malacology

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16
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Study of reptiles/amphibians

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Herpetology

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Study of ants

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Myrmecology

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Study of birds

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Ornithology

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Study of fishes

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Ichthyology

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Study of worms

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Helminthology

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Medical zoology

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1.Parasitology
2.Pathology

22
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Study of parasite

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Parasitology

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Study of Diseases

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Distributional Zoology

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1.Zoogeography
2.Ecology

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the branch of zoology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals.

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Zoogeography

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the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment;

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Historical zoology

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1.Paleontology
2.Phylogeny
3.Evolution

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Study of fossils and remains of extinct animals

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Paleontology

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the study of the evolution of a species or group

30
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changes in the heritable traits of a population of organisms as successive generations replace one another. It is populations of organisms that evolve, not individual organisms.

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Specialized fields of zoology

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1.Molecular biology

32
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the branch of biology that studies the molecular basis of biological activity. Study of how molecules interact with one another in living organisms to perform the functions of life.

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Molecular biology

33
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Study of tissue

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