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Penguin Dictionary of Biology  -     
        By: Michael Thain, Michael Hickman
    
    
        Illustrated By: Raymond Turvey

Penguin Dictionary of Biology

Illustrated By: Raymond Turvey
Penguin Putnam Inc. / 2004 / Paperback
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The Penguin Dictionary of Biology defines some 6,000 terms relating to this rich, complex, and constantly expanding subject-from amino acids, bacteria, and the cell cycle to X-ray diffraction, Ychromosomes, and zygotes. With expanded encyclopedic entries to explain the most crucial concepts, it explores the very latest discoveries and developments, containing more than 400 new entries to take account of the latest thinking on genetics, human physiology, disease, and cell biology. All key botanical and zoological concepts as well as the core vocabulary of biochemistry, immunology, evolutionary theory, and ecology are defined in depth, making this the ideal reference for students, teachers, professionals, and amateur biologists.

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Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 752
Vendor: Penguin Putnam Inc.
Publication Date: 2004
Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.50 (inches)
ISBN: 0141013966
ISBN-13: 9780141013961
UPC: 051488016007
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The Penguin Dictionary of Biology defines some 6,000 terms relating to this rich, complex, and constantly expanding subject—from amino acids, bacteria, and the cell cycle to X-ray diffraction, Ychromosomes, and zygotes. Long established as the definitive single-volume source, the dictionary has now been extensively updated for its eleventh edition. With expanded encyclopedic entries to explain the most crucial concepts, it explores the very latest discoveries and developments, containing more than 400 new entries to take account of the latest thinking on genetics, human physiology, disease, and cell biology. All key botanical and zoological concepts as well as the core vocabulary of biochemistry, immunology, evolutionary theory, and ecology are defined in depth, making this the ideal reference for students, teachers, professionals, and amateur biologists.

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Michael Thain has taught biology at Harrow since 1969. He is a fellow of the Institute of Biology and a council member of the London Natural History Society.
Michael Hickman has been professor of botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1981. Michael Thain has taught biology at Harrow since 1969. He is a fellow of the Institute of Biology and a council member of the London Natural History Society.
Michael Hickman has been professor of botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1981.

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A marvelous compendium: accurate, clear and complete. (Matt Ridley, author of Genome)

A marvelous compendium: accurate, clear and complete. (Matt Ridley, author of Genome)

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