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mathematical biology
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branch of biology which employs theoretical analysis, mathematical models and abstractions of the living organisms
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- Instance of
- academic major
- Subclass of
- applied mathematics
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- Commons category
- Mathematical and theoretical biology
- topic's main category
- Category:Mathematical and theoretical biology
- is the study of
- modelling biological systems
- Stack Exchange tag
- mathoverflow.net/tags/mathematical-biology
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Encyclopedic overview
Yellow chamomile head showing the Fibonacci numbers in spirals consisting of 21 (blue) and 13 (aqua). Such arrangements have been noticed since the Middle Ages and can be used to make mathematical models of a wide variety of plants.
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