The Penguin Dictionary of Biology by Michael Thain - ISBN: 9780141013961
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Unlock the secrets of life: a biology dictionary essential.

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    768 pages

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    16 June 2005

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The Reference Relaunch is a major event in reference publishing - Penguin Dictionaries are getting a brand new look.

Worried about your maternal effect or biological clock? Need to know a rhizoid from a rhizome? Think you’re going to fail your zoology or botany exam? The Penguin Dictionary of Biology is your saviour, defining some 6000 terms relating to this rich, complex and constantly expanding subject - from amino acids, bacteria and the cell cycle to X-ray diffraction, Y chromosom…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141013961
ISBN-10:0141013966
Author:Michael Thain, Michael Hickman, C.J. Hickman, Michael Abercrombie, N.I. Johnson, Raymond Turvey
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:768
Edition:11th
Release Date:16 June 2005
Weight:519g
Dimensions:32mm x 129mm x 199mm
Series:Dictionary, Penguin
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The Penguin Dictionary of Biology by Michael Thain - ISBN: 9780141013961
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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)”

About The Author

Michael Thain

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. He lives in Edmonton.

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