Cell biology and genetics

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Cell biology and genetics

Starr ... [et al.]

Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, c2009

12th ed

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Biology : the unity and diversity of life

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Units I-II, chapters 1-16 of author's Biology : the unity and diversity of life, 12th ed., c2009

Includes index

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Description

By using an issues-oriented approach, Volume 1 Cell Biology and Genetics from The Unity and Diversity of Life, 12e grabs student interest with real-life issues that hit home. This text includes new coverage and pedagogy that encourages students to think critically about hot-button issues and includes outstanding new features that take students beyond memorization and encourage them to ask questions in new ways as they learn to interpret data.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION. 1. Invitation to Biology. PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE. 2. Life's Chemical Basis. 3. Molecules of Life. 4. Cell Structure and Function. 5. A Closer Look at Cell Membranes. 6. Ground Rules of Metabolism. 7. Where It Starts-Photosynthesis. 8. How Cells Release Chemical Energy. PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE. 9. How Cells Reproduce. 10. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction. 11. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits. 12. Chromosomes and Human Inheritance. 13. DNA Structure and Function. 14. From DNA to Protein. 15. Controls Over Genes. 16. Studying and Manipulating Genomes.

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  • NCID
    BB04152726
  • ISBN
    • 9780495557982
  • LCCN
    2008930414
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Belmont, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 256 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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