Biology : how life works /

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Author / Creator: Morris, James Ronald.
Other Authors / Creators:Hartl, Daniel L.
Knoll, Andrew H.
Lue, Robert.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: New York, NY : W.H. Freeman and Company : Macmillan, [2013]
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505 0 |a Part 1. From cells to organisms. Life : chemical, cellular, and evolutionary foundations -- Case 1. The first cell : life's origins -- The molecules of life -- Nucleic acids and the encoding of biological information -- Translation and protein structure -- Organizing principles : lipids, membranes, and cell compartments -- Making life work : capturing and using energy -- Cellular respiration : harvesting energy from carbohydrates and other fuel molecules -- Photosynthesis : using sunlight to build carbohydrates -- Case 2. Cancer : when good cells go bad -- Cell communication -- Cell form and function : cytoskeleton, cellular junctions, and extracellular matrix -- Cell division : variations, regulation, and cancer -- Case 3. You, from A to T : your personal genome -- DNA replication and manipulation -- Genomes -- Mutation and DNA repair -- Genetic variation -- Mendelian inheritance -- Beyond Mendel : sex chromosomes, linkage, and organelles -- The genetic and environmental basis of complex traits -- Genetic and epigenetic regulation -- Genes and development -- Case 4. Malaria : co-evolution of humans and a parasite -- Evolution : how genotypes and phenotypes change over time -- Species and speciation -- Evolutionary patterns : phylogeny and fossils -- Human origins and evolution -- 
505 0 |a Part 2. From organisms to the environment. Cycling carbon -- Case 5. The human microbiome : diversity within -- Bacteria and archaea -- Eukaryotic cells : origins and diversity -- Being multicellular -- Case 6. Agriculture : feeding a growing population -- Plant structure and function : moving photosynthesis onto land -- Plant reproduction : finding mates and dispersing young -- Plant growth and development : building the plant body -- Plant defense : keeping the world green -- Plant diversity -- Fungi : structure, function, and diversity -- Case 7. Predator-prey : a game of life and death -- Animal nervous systems -- Animal sensory systems and brain function -- Animal movement : muscles and skeletons -- Animal endocrine systems -- Animal cardiovascular and respiratory systems -- Animal metabolism, nutrition, and digestion -- Animal renal systems : water and waste -- Animal reproduction and development -- Animal immune systems -- Case 8. Biodiversity hotspots : rainforests and coral reefs -- Animal diversity -- Animal behavior -- Population ecology -- Species interactions, communities, and ecosystems -- The anthropocene : humans as a planetary force. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
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