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9780073337487

Chemistry, Cell Biology, and Genetics, Volume I

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  • ISBN13:

    9780073337487

  • ISBN10:

    007333748X

  • Edition: 8th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-02-28
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Summary

BIOLOGYis an authoritative majors textbook focusing on evolution as a unifying theme. Volume I covers Chemistry, Cell Biology, and Genetics; Volume II covers Plant and Animal Biology; and Volume III covers Evolution, Diversity, and Ecology. BIOLOGYis distinguished from other texts by its strong emphasis on natural selection and the evolutionary process that explains biodiversity. The new 8th edition continues that tradition and advances into modern biology by featuring the latest in cutting edge content reflective of the rapid advances in biology. That same modern perspective was brought into the completely new art program offering readers a dynamic, realistic, and accurate, visual program.

Table of Contents

Preface Guided Tour
The Molecular Basis of Life
The Science of Biology
The Nature of Molecules
The Chemical Building Blocks of Life
Biology of the Cell
Cell Structure
Membranes
Energy and Metabolism
How Cells Harvest Energy
Photosynthesis
Cell-Cell Interactions
How Cells Divide
Genetic and Molecular Biology
Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
Patterns of Inheritance
Chromosomes, Mapping and the Meiosis Inheritance Connection
DNA: The Genetic Material
Genes and How They Work
Control of Gene Expression
Biotechnology
Genomics
Cellular Mechanisms of Development
Glossary
Credits
Index
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