A Dictionary of Genetics

by Robert C. King, William Stansfield, Pamela Mulligan, et al.

Book Overview

Genetics, the most rapidly advancing of the life sciences, has stimulated more diverse disciplines in the natural and social sciences than any other field. Contributions from scientists of varied backgrounds--anthropologists, chemists, computer specialists, engineers, mathematicians, paleontologists, physicians, and physicists--to its development is one major reason for its prodigious growth. Such growth is accompanied by a proliferation in terminology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195094425
• ISBN13: 9780195094428
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic! Just what I was looking for!

I am so glad I bought this book! I am a grad student whose preliminary exams are coming up and this book helps so much! For anyone who has come across a protocol or a term in a paper and has no idea what it means and has then tried to look it up, only to find the same unexplained protocol in other papers - THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU! Easier than searching through papers and more trustworthy than Wikipedia - this book is worth it!

a must for the biological graduate studentia

As a graduate student studying biochemistry/molecular biology, this book (on the PI's shelf) was a frequent read. Not only does it explain "old-school" genetic experiments with aplomb, it provides clear and concise examples. A fine reference for reviewing papers, and a must have for any PI (if only for your students to use as a reference!)