The Penguin Dictionary of Biology
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The Penguin Dictionary of Biology by Michael Hickman
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.
A marvelous compendium: accurate, clear and complete(Matt Ridley, author of Genome)"
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780141013961 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141013966 |
| Title | The Penguin Dictionary of Biology |
| Author | Michael Hickman |
| Series | Dictionary Penguin Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 768 |
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