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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A marvelous compendium: accurate, clear and complete. (Matt Ridley, author of Genome)
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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 Hickman has been professor of botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1981.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Not for biologists,
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This review is from: Penguin Dictionary Of Biology, The (10th Edition) (Penguin Reference) (Paperback)
I'm an upper level biology major at a 4-year university, and I think every term that I looked up was not in this book. Maybe it would be fine for people who know absolutely nothing about biology, but if you're looking for a book to give you something a little extra other than your biology text book, this is not it.
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I majored in biology and work in a lab, and I use this book quite frequently. Not all of us remember every single thing from school, and this book is perfect for a quick reminder of terminology and processes. It covers a great deal of common and uncommon topics, and provides great illustrations for some of the central concepts of life science. I recommend this book for anyone working in, studying, or interested in biology. It is much quicker than trying to go through your old notes or textbooks!
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Quick reference, good for college biology,
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I found this book to be a great reference in conjuction with a good textbook like Campbell's Biology. This dictionary helped me look up difficult concepts that were not always explained that well in my biology college classes. If you want a great resource for knowing the type of questions asked on college biology tests, get
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abaptation A process in which the present match between organisms and their environment, and the constraints on this match, have been determined by evolutionary forces acting upon ancestors. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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abaptation A process in which the present match between organisms and their environment, and the constraints on this match, have been determined by evolutionary forces acting upon ancestors. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aberrant chromosome behaviour, plant disease and defences, phasic fibres, food vesicle, chromosomal imprinting, male haploidy, microtubular roots, exopterygote insects, mitosporic fungi, telophase spindle, antibiotic resistance element, jaw suspension, cdc genes, chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum, first prophase, myeloid tissue, cell locomotion, nucleic acid arrays, infraspecific variation, pentadactyl limb, flagellate cells, meiotic anaphase, slow twitch fibres, phylotypic stage, cork cambium Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, New World, Old World, Middle Palaeolithic, Genetic Analysis, New Zealand, Upper Palaeolithic, Michael Gilman, East Africa, Anaerobic Anaerobic, Upper Devonian, North America, Northern Hemisphere, Order Laminariales New!
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