Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics

"very useful as a quick desk reference for students, professionals, and nonprofessionals."
-Quarterly Review of Biology

"a trove of valuable clinical information"
-New England Journal of Medicine

This extensively expanded and thoroughly revised new edition provides a uniquely user-friendly and clearly written tool for navigating the latest terminology, concepts, theories, applications, and technology in these dynamic disciplines. This second edition includes a vast range of terms and concepts dealing with biochemistry, cell and developmental biology, immunology, hereditary diseases, and molecular evolution, through to the state-of-the-art in genomics and proteomics. The nearly 25,000 alphabetically arranged entries are explained in a concise yet detailed manner, including ample cross-references, literature citations, databases, tables, and illustrations.

GEORGE P. RÉDEI is Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri. He has served as professor at the Max-Planck-Institut in Germany, was awarded the Fulbright Lectureship, and is a foreign member of the Hungarian National Academy of Sciences. Rédei’s extensive teaching experience includes courses in introductory genetics, history of genetics, genetic engineering, analytical genetics, and genetic control of physiological responses. He is world renowned for his research, which includes seminal work on the genetic system of Arabidopsis.