A Dictionary of Genetics,9780195143249

A Dictionary of Genetics

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Edition: 6th
ISBN13: 9780195143249
ISBN10: 0195143248
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-07-11
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

This sixth edition of the classic addresses the need of students andprofessionals to have access to an up-to-date reference source that not onlydefines the most recently coined terms, but in many cases also presentsimportant ancillary encyclopedic information. The text has a very broad range,including definitions of strictly genetic words along with a variety ofnon-genetic terms often encountered in the literature of genetics. There areabout 70,000 definitions with tables and drawings to illustrate some. There arealso Appendices featuring the classification of living organisms; a chronologyof the discoveries and inventions that have led to advances in genetics, cellbiology, and the study of evolution; a bibliography of useful books; and alisting of internet sites and databases relevant to genetics and molecularbiology.

Author Biography

Robert C. King is Professor of Biology, Northwestern University William D. Stanfield is Professor of Biology. California Polytechnic State University

Table of Contents

A Dictionary of Genetics
3(526)
APPENDIX A
Classification
429(7)
APPENDIX B
Domesticated Species
436(3)
APPENDIX C
Chronology
439(55)
Scientists Listed in the Chronology
494(11)
Bibliography
505(4)
APPENDIX D
Periodicals Covering Genetics, Cell Biology, and Evolutionary Studies
509(12)
Multijournal Publishers
521(1)
Foreign Words Commonly Found in Scientific Titles
522(2)
APPENDIX E
Internet Sites
524(4)
APPENDIX F
Genome Sizes and Gene Numbers
528(1)
Illustration Credits 529

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