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Course research guide for BIO 111, General Biology I

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    "blood sugar"
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Call range Subject
Q Science (general)
QH Natural history — Biology
QK Botany
QL Zoology
QR Microbiology
R Medicine
S Agriculture

Outlines of the classification system are posted in the library and at the Library of Congress website.

Books at JSCC

Books at JSCC

Subjects: Biology, Courses
Tags: biology, science

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