Closely Allied Sciences
- Cytochemistry - the biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.
- Cytopathology - a branch of pathology that studies and diagnoses diseases on the cellular level. The most common use of cytopathology is the Pap smear, used to detect cervical cancer at an early treatable stage.
- Genetics - the science of heredity and variation in living organisms.
- Biochemistry - the study of the chemical processes in living organisms. It deals with the structure and function of cellular components, such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules.
- Molecular biology - the study of biology at a molecular level, including the various systems of a cell, including the interactions between DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis and learning how these interactions are regulated.
- Developmental biology - the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop, including the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis", which is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs and anatomy.
- Microbiology - the study of microorganisms, which are unicellular or cell-cluster microscopic organisms as well as viruses.
- Cellular microbiology - a discipline bridging microbiology and cell biology.
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