The Macmillan science library

Contains 432 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various people, topics, and events in the field of biology, and includes volume and cumulative indexes, a glossary, and reference charts and illustrations.

Covers every topic included in standard and advanced biology courses, including the history, theory, technology, and uses of genetic knowledge, spanning the field from "classical" genetics to molecular genetics to population genetics.

Contains entries that provide information about various people, topics, and events in the field of biology, arranged alphabetically from A through D, with an index, a glossary, and reference charts and illustrations.

Presents alphabetized, cross-referenced articles that show how mathematics affects everyday life, covering significant people and concepts in the history of mathematics, as well as occupations and technologies that the field has shaped, and includes photos, diagrams, sidebars, Internet resources, and a glossary. This volume covers Ab-Cy.