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The Penguin Dictionary of Biology

The Penguin Dictionary of Biology

Eleventh Edition

About the Book

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? 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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Praise for The Penguin Dictionary of Biology

A marvelous compendium: accurate, clear and complete. (Matt Ridley, author of Genome)"
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About the Author

Michael Thain
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. More by Michael Thain
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Michael Hickman
Michael Hickman has been professor of botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1981. More by Michael Hickman
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Michael Abercrombie
Michael Hickman has been professor of botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1981. More by Michael Abercrombie
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C. J. Hickman
Michael Hickman has been professor of botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1981. More by C. J. Hickman
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N. I. Johnson
Michael Hickman has been professor of botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1981. More by N. I. Johnson
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