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The Penguin Dictionary of Biology

Eleventh Edition

Author: Michael Thain, Michael Hickman, C.J. Hickman, Michael Abercrombie, N.I. Johnson and Raymond Turvey   Series: Dictionary, Penguin

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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? This dictionary defines over 6000 terms relating to this subject - from amino acids, bacteria and the cell cycle to X-ray diffraction, Y chromosome, and zygotes.

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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? This dictionary defines over 6000 terms relating to this subject - from amino acids, bacteria and the cell cycle to X-ray diffraction, Y chromosome, and zygotes.

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The Reference Relaunch is a major event in reference publishing - Penguin Dictionaries are getting a brand new lookWorried 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 chromosome and zygotes. Long established as the definitive single-volume source, this dictionary has sold over 200,000 copies and is extensively updated for its eleventh edition.

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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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About the Author

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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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Published
26th August 2004
Edition
11th
Pages
768
ISBN
9780141013961

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