Professor Farnsworth's Explanations in Biology
Published on 1. December 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-07-028351-0 (ISBN)
Description
A supplement to the collected lectures of "Professor Farnsworth" aims to cover the basic topics most often taught in general biology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 163 mm
Weight
4500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-028351-0 (9780070283510)
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Content
The 1st lecture; the definition of life; simple chemical reactions; glycolysis and fermentation; the citric acid cycle and electron transport; phorsynthesis; DNA and RNA structure; DNA replication; transcription and translation; mitosis and meiosis; basic mendelian genetrics; crosses; population genetics; evolution and natural selection; feedback, control and entropy, nerve impulses and countercurrent systems; the biological basis of myth and legend; reproduction; animal coloration and patterning; ecology; ethology; the last lecture; appendix.