Classified Information

• CLASSIFIED_POSTED_BY: Mariya White (testing profile)
• CLASSIFIED_POSTED_ON: Feb 06, 2013
• Views : 4022
• Reviews : 1
• Average User Rating :
• Category : Books & Magazines » Academic & Professional » Medical
• Description : Students of biology at A level and undergraduate level. Students of related subjects. Professionals, teachers, and anyone coming into contact with terms and concepts in biology.

Profile Information

Overview

• Oxford Dictionary of Biology 6th Edition (Paperback) Price: Rs.252

    

  Fully revised and updated for the sixth edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university. With over 5,200 clear and concise entries, over 300 of them new to this edition, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. Features include biographical entries on key scientists and highlighted entries on important topics such as bioinformatics, genomics, molecular evolution, and protein structure, with further reading suggestions. Appendices include classification of the animal and plant kingdoms; geological timescale; major mass extinctions of species; model organisms and their genomes; and Nobel prizewinners - the last two new to this edition.
  
  Readership : Students of biology at A level and undergraduate level. Students of related subjects. Professionals, teachers, and anyone coming into contact with terms and concepts in biology.
  
  Special Features
  

  • The most up-to-date paperback dictionary of biology available
  • Over 5,200 clear and concise entries - 300 of them new for this edition
  • Text fully revised and updated for the sixth edition
  • Highlighted entries on topics such as bioinformatics, RNA interference and viruses, with further reading suggestions
  • Appendices include classification of the animal and plant kingdoms; geological timescale; major mass extinctions of species; model organisms and their genomes (new); Nobel prizewinners (new)

  
  Table of Contents
  Preface A-Z Dictionary of Biology Appendices 1. SI Units 2. Simplified classification of the animal kingdom 3. Simplified classification of the plant kingdom 4. Geological time scale 5. Major mass extinctions of species 6. Model organisms and their genomes 7. Nobel prizewinners 8. Useful websites

   

  Specifications of Oxford Dictionary of Biology 6th Edition (Paperback)

  BOOK DETAILS
  Publisher	Oxford University Press
  Publication Year	2008
  ISBN-13	9780199204625
  ISBN-10	0199204624
  Language	English
  Edition	6thEdition
  Binding	Paperback
  Number of Pages	704 Pages

   

  SERIES & SET DETAILS
  Series Name	Oxford Paperback Reference

   

  DIMENSIONS
  Width	5.06
  Height	1.70
  Depth	43.7
  Weight	531