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A dictionary of biology.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Language Series: Oxford quick referencePublication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 1985 2015Edition: 7th edDescription: 667 p. Illustration 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780198714378
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 570.03 HIN
Summary: ully revised and updated for the seventh edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university. With more than 5,500 clear and concise entries, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. Over 250 new entries include terms such as Broca's area, comparative genomic hybridization, mirror neuron, and Pandoravirus. Appendices include classifications of the animal and plant kingdoms, the geological time scale, major mass extinctions of species, model organisms and their genomes, Nobel prizewinners, and a new appendix on evolution. Entry-level web links to online resources can be accessed via a companion website.
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Permanent Reference Books Permanent Reference Books Applied Sciences Library Reference Section Reference Collection 570.03 HIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 112775
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Machine generated contents note: Dictionary --
Biochemistry (Chronology) --
Bioinformatics (Feature) --
Cell Biology (Chronology) --
Genetically Modified Organisms (Feature) --
Genetics (Chronology) --
Learning in Animals (Feature) --
Microarray Technology (Feature) --
Microscopy (Chronology) --
RNA Interference (Feature) --
Viruses (Feature) --
Vitamins (Chronology) --
Appendices --
SI units --
Simplified phylogenetic tree of the animal kingdom --
Simplified phylogenetic tree for plants --
Geological time scale --
Model organisms and their genomes --
Major mass extinctions of species --
Nobel prizewinning contributions to biology --
Evolution.

ully revised and updated for the seventh edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university. With more than 5,500 clear and concise entries, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. Over 250 new entries include terms such as Broca's area, comparative genomic hybridization, mirror neuron, and Pandoravirus. Appendices include classifications of the animal and plant kingdoms, the geological time scale, major mass extinctions of species, model organisms and their genomes, Nobel prizewinners, and a new appendix on evolution. Entry-level web links to online resources can be accessed via a companion website.

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