A dictionary of biology.

Fully 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 ne...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Oxford Reference)
Other Authors: Hine, Robert (Editor)
Other title:Oxford dictionary of biology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:Seventh edition.
Series:Oxford quick reference.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.