Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics : Second Edition

George P. Redei

ISBN 10: 0471268216 / ISBN 13: 9780471268215

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, USA, 2003

About this Item

0471268216. Pictorial board hardcover, from closed pharmaceutical company library. Lending record shows this book has never been borrowed. 1378 pages, index, illustrated with charts, tables and diagrams. Clearly written for navigating the terminology, concepts, theories, applications, and technology in these 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 genomics and proteomics. 25,000 alphabetically arranged entries explained in a concise yet detailed manner, including cross references, literature citations, databases, tables, and illustrations. Contents clean, tight and bright.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics : Second Edition
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, USA
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471268216
• ISBN 13: 9780471268215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biotechnology

About this title

Synopsis

"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.

About the Author

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.