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This dictionary contains 23,000 headwords having to do with many biological sciences including zoology, botany, ecology, environmental, biochemistry and medicine, as well as exciting new areas such as genetic engineering and biotechnology.
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Cited in BCL3 and Sheehy . A classic reference that provides clear, concise biological definitions, spanning the major areas of modern biology, including zoology, botany, ecology, biochemistry, the environment, and medicine. This edition (tenth was 1989) contains some 23,000 entries (headwords), and takes into account new disciplines, such as genetic engineering, and new terms, such as biodiversity, chromosome painting, environmental impact assessment, and gene knock-out. Appendices include selected structural formulae; and outlines of the plant kingdom, fungi, animal kingdom, protists, prokaryotes, and viruses. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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