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9780816049127

The Facts on File Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816049127

  • ISBN10:

    0816049122

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-11-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

Cell biology is one of the most fascinating and fast-moving areas in all of contemporary biosciences. It has crucial relevance to many applied fields, including medicine, agriscience, biotechnology, and genetics. This dictionary contains definitions of over 2,000 terms in language that is comprehensible to the nonspecialist. AP science students will find The Facts On File Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology particularly relevant to their coursework.

Author Biography

Robert Hine has contributed to many reference books in the life sciences and has a particular interest in cell biology, genetics, and biochemistry

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Entries A to Z
1(247)
Appendixes
I. Chronology
239(4)
II. Amino Acids
243(3)
III. The Genetic Code
246(1)
IV. Webpages
247(1)
Bibliography 248

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Excerpts

Cell biology is one of the most fascinating and fast-moving areas in all of contemporary biosciences. It has crucial relevance to many applied fields, including medicine, agriscience, biotechnology, and genetics. This dictionary contains definitions of more than 2,000 terms in language that is comprehensible to the nonspecialist. AP science students will find The Facts On File Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology particularly relevant to their coursework.
Entries include:
Adenine
Basal body
Cargo protein
Complementary DNA
Embryonic stem cell
Endorphin
Flow cytometry
Glycogenesis
Histamine
Jumping gene
Killer cell
Light-harvesting complex
Micromanipulation
Nuclear pore
Photoreceptor
Spirogyra
Thrombocyte
Voltage-gated ion channel
X chromosome
and more.

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