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Biology : how life works /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morris, James (James R.) (Author), Hartl, Daniel L. (Author), Knoll, Andrew H. (Author), Lue, Robert (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W.H. Freeman & Company, a Macmillan Education imprint, [2016]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Biology > Textbooks.
Biology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 : From cells to organisms. Life
  • The molecules of life
  • Nucleic acids and transcription
  • Translation and protein structure
  • Organizing principles
  • Making life work
  • Cellular respiration
  • Photosynthesis
  • Cell signaling
  • Cell and tissue architecture
  • Cell division
  • DNA replication and manipulation
  • Genomes
  • Mutation and DNA repair
  • Genetic variation
  • Mendelian inheritance
  • Inheritance of sex chromosomes, linked genes, and organelles
  • The genetic and environmental basis of complex traits
  • Genetic and epigenetic regulation
  • Genes and development
  • Evolution
  • Species and speciation
  • Evolutionary patterns
  • Human origins and evolution
  • Part 2 : From organisms to the environment. Cycling carbon
  • Bacteria and archaea
  • Eukaryotic cells
  • Being multicellular
  • Plant structure and function
  • Plant reproduction
  • Plant growth and development
  • Plant defense
  • Plant diversity
  • Fungi
  • Animal nervous systems
  • Animal sensory systems and brain function
  • Animal movement
  • Animal endocrine systems
  • Animal cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  • Animal metabolism, nutrition, and digestion
  • Animal renal systems
  • Animal reproduction and development
  • Animal immune systems
  • Animal diversity
  • Animal behavior
  • Population ecology
  • Species interactions, communities, and ecosystems
  • Biomes and global ecology
  • The anthropocene.