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Title: The Facts on File Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
Publisher: Facts On File, Incorporated
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0816049122
ISBN 13: 9780816049127
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Condition: Good
Weight: 1.151 pounds

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More than two thousand alphabetically arranged entries offer explanations of terms in most areas of the biosciences, covering topics including fission, HIV, nitrification, and transplantation.

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The Facts On File Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology is part of the 15-volume Facts On File Science Dictionaries set. Written in clear, easy-to-understand language, basic terminology and concepts are covered in entries that range in length from one sentence to several paragraphs.

Cell structure, basic molecular biology and biochemistry, molecular genetics, cell metabolism, and laboratory techniques are among the general topics. Examples of specific entries are ATP (adenosine triphosphate); Chloroplast; Desmosomes; Krebs cycle; Micromanipulation; Osmosis; Pauling, Carl Linus; Senescence; Shine-Dalgarno sequence ; and Zygotene. Appendixes provide a chronology of major events in the development of biochemistry and molecular biology, amino acid structures, the genetic code, and Web sites.

Black-and-white line drawings supplement the text. The volume concludes with a short bibliography. Aimed at high-school students taking advanced placement science courses, this dictionary could also be useful to students enrolled in introductory college courses. High-school, public, and academic libraries might consider its purchase. RBB
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