Autobiology

/ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The study or science of individual organisms, focusing on how a single organism develops and functions throughout its life.

Etymology

From auto- (self) + biology (the study of life). This term combines the self-focused prefix with biology, emerging in the early 20th century as a way to distinguish individual organism study from broader ecological or evolutionary biology.

Kelly Says

Autobiology might sound fancy, but it's basically asking 'what does one organism's whole life look like?'—it's why we understand so much about fruit flies and mice, because scientists followed individual creatures from birth to death.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይሁድ ባዮሎጂ
āyhud bayolōjī
ARالعربية
علم الأحياء الذاتي
ʿilm al-ʾaḥyāʾ al-ḏātī
BNবাংলা
আত্মজীবনী জীববিজ্ঞান
ātmajībanī jībbijñān
CACatalà
autobiologia
aw-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
CSČeština
autobiologie
OW-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
DADansk
autobiologi
OW-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
DEDeutsch
Autobiologie
OW-toh-bee-oh-LOH-hee
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοβιολογία
af-toh-vee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
ESEspañol
autobiología
aw-toh-bee-oh-LOH-hee-ah
FAفارسی
زندگی‌نامه زیست‌شناسی
zendegīnāmeh zīstšenāsī
FISuomi
itsebiologia
ee-tseh-bee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
FRFrançais
autobiologie
oh-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
GUGU
સ્વજીવન જીવવિજ્ઞાન
svajīvan jīvvijñān
HAHA
tarihin rayuwar kai
tah-ree-heen rah-yoo-wahr kai
HEעברית
ביולוגיה עצמית
biyologyah atsmiṭ
HIहिन्दी
स्वजीवन विज्ञान
svajīvan vijñān
HUMagyar
önéletrajzi biológia
oeh-neh-leh-trah-jee bee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
autobiologi
aw-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
IGIG
akụkọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ
ah-KOO-koh ndoo ah-KWOO-kwoh ndoo
ITItaliano
autobiologia
aw-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
JA日本語
自己生物学
jiko seibutsugaku
KKKK
автобиология
avtobïologïya
KMKM
ជីវវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន
chīvvidyāsāstr phdāl knŭən
KO한국어
자기생물학
jagi saengmulhak
MRMR
स्वजीवनशास्त्र
svajīvanaśāstra
MSBahasa Melayu
autobiologi
aw-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ်ရေးရာ ဇီဝဗေဒ
kuiy ray ray ziwabed
NLNederlands
autobiologie
OW-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
NONorsk
autobiologi
OW-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
PAPA
ਆਪਣਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
āpnā jīvan vigyān
PLPolski
autobiologia
OW-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
PTPortuguês
autobiologia
aw-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee-ah
RORomână
autobiologie
OW-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
RUРусский
автобиология
avtobiologiya
SVSvenska
autobiologi
OW-toh-bee-oh-LOH-jee
SWKiswahili
sayansi ya maisha ya kibinafsi
sah-YEN-see yah MAH-ee-shah yah kee-bah-NAH-fee-see
TAதமிழ்
தன் வாழ்க்கை உயிரியல்
thaṉ vāḻkkai uyiriyal
TEతెలుగు
స్వీయజీవశాస్త్రం
svīyajīvaśāstram
THไทย
ชีววิทยาตนเอง
chīwwitthayāt tanʾēng
TLTL
autobiolohiya
aw-toh-bee-oh-LOH-hee-yah
TRTürkçe
otobiyoloji
oh-toh-bee-oh-loh-jee
UKУкраїнська
автобіологія
avtobiolohiya
URاردو
خود نوشتہ حیاتیات
xud nawishtah hayātiyāt
VITiếng Việt
sinh học tự nhiên
sinh học tự nhiên
YOYO
iwe itan ayé
ee-weh ee-tahn ah-YEH
ZH中文
自传生物学
zìchuán shēngwùxué
ZUZU
isayensi yezinto ezilondolozayo
ee-sah-YEN-see yeh-zin-toh eh-zee-LOHN-doh-loh-zah-yoh

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