See Also: ecology(encyclopedia)
ecology(dictionary)
ecology(dictionary)
Ecology(money)
ecology(medicine)
industrial ecology(encyclopedia)
systems ecology(encyclopedia)
human ecology(medicine)
global ecology(medicine)
Dot blot(medicine)

Blot, Southern (health) and ecology (iou)


Blot, Southern (health)


A test commonly used in molecular biology and genetics, the purpose of the test being to check for a match between DNA molecules.





ecology (iou)



ecology noun. Also oecology. L19.
[from Greek oikos house: see -OLOGY.]
The branch of biology that deals with organisms' relations to one another and to the physical environment in which they live; (the study of) such relations as they pertain to a particular habitat or a particular species. Also spec., = human ecology below. L19.
human ecology the branch of knowledge that deals with the interaction of humans with their environment.
Nature The ecology of a glacial lake. fig.: Church Times The finely balanced ecology of public-service broadcasting.
(Also Ecology.) The political movement that seeks to protect the environment, esp. from pollution. Usu. attrib. L20.
ecologist noun M20.