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Title:
Biology : how life works / James Morris, Brandeis University, Daniel Hartl, Harvard University, Andrew Knoll, Harvard University, Robert Lue, Harvard University, [and 5 others].
Author:
Morris, James (James R.), author.

Hartl, Daniel L., author.

Knoll, Andrew H., author.

Lue, Robert, author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : W.H. Freeman & Company, a Macmillan Education imprint, [2016]
Call Number:
QH308.2 .M677 2016
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781464126093

9781319048617

9781319048822
Physical Description:
1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
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Contents:
Part 1 : From cells to organisms. Life -- The molecules of life -- Nucleic acids and transcription -- Translation and protein structure -- Organizing principles -- Making life work -- Cellular respiration -- Photosynthesis -- Cell signaling -- Cell and tissue architecture -- Cell division -- DNA replication and manipulation -- Genomes -- Mutation and DNA repair -- Genetic variation -- Mendelian inheritance -- Inheritance of sex chromosomes, linked genes, and organelles -- The genetic and environmental basis of complex traits -- Genetic and epigenetic regulation -- Genes and development -- Evolution -- Species and speciation -- Evolutionary patterns -- Human origins and evolution -- Part 2 : From organisms to the environment. Cycling carbon -- Bacteria and archaea -- Eukaryotic cells -- Being multicellular -- Plant structure and function -- Plant reproduction -- Plant growth and development -- Plant defense -- Plant diversity -- Fungi -- Animal nervous systems -- Animal sensory systems and brain function -- Animal movement -- Animal endocrine systems -- Animal cardiovascular and respiratory systems -- Animal metabolism, nutrition, and digestion -- Animal renal systems -- Animal reproduction and development -- Animal immune systems -- Animal diversity -- Animal behavior -- Population ecology -- Species interactions, communities, and ecosystems -- Biomes and global ecology -- The anthropocene.
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