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molecular biology

branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity
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molecular biology
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Summary

molecular biology is a branch of biology[1]. It draws 3,803 Wikipedia views per month (branch of biology category, ranking #8 of 72).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: biology[3]
  • Part of: biology[4]
  • Commons category: Molecular biology[5]
  • Has part(s): enzymology[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Molecular biology[7]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Molecular biology[9]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://biology.stackexchange.com/tags/molecular-biology[10]
  • Has characteristic: central dogma of molecular biology[11]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C16872[12]
  • History of topic: history of molecular biology[13]
  • Is the study of: molecule[14]
  • Practiced by: molecular biologist[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology[17]

Why It Matters

molecular biology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → molecularbiology
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Subreddit: molecularbiology, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144663335|molecularbiology (#144663335)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subred"
  2. 10w ago · Ponor · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → molekularna-biologija
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Hrvatska enciklopedija id: molekularna-biologija"
  3. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → molecular-biology
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: molecular-biology, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289943524|molecular biology (#289943524)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0001753-molekularni-biologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0001753-molekularni-biologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Nci thesaurus id → C16872
    Edam ontology id → topic_3047
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 7549, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  6. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → enzymology
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology
    History of topic → history of molecular biology
    Local thumb → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Umls cui: C0026376"
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