Cell Biology and Genetics: v. 1
12th Edition
Published on 1. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-495-55798-2 (ISBN)
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.
More details
Edition
12th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 274 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-495-55798-2 (9780495557982)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Content
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.