Biology : how life works /
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| 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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Table of Contents:
- 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
- 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.