Encyclopedia of Genetics

As the Editor of this encyclopedia states in the preface, this work has a lot to live up to: he writes from Edinburgh, the home of the “greatest encyclopedia of all time”, namely, the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eric Reeve, Editor of Genetical Research, has grouped together well over 100 contributors to his impressive volume. The problem to be overcome was one of comprehensiveness versus selectivity, keeping the price firmly in view also. At just over £100.00 this aim certainly has been achieved. The encyclopedia is the result of four years’ correspondence with the contributors, all internationally recognised in the...