Life, the science of biology
Subtitle: Volume I, The cell and heredity; Chapters 1-18
By: William K. Purves ... [et al.].
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Sinauer Associates; W.H. Freeman and Co.; W. H. Freeman
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Sunderland, Mass; Gordonsville, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780716758082
Subjects: Biology; Problems, exercises
Other titles: Cell and heredity.
Table of contents: title: An evolutionary framework for biology; title: Life and chemistry: small molecules; title: Life and chemistry: large molecules; title: Cells: the basic units of life; title: Cellular membranes; title: Energy, enzymes, and metabolism; title: Cellular pathways that harvest chemical energy; title: Photosynthesis: energy from the sea; title: Chromosomes, the cell cycle, and cell division; title: Genetics: Mendel and beyond; title: DNA and its role in heredity; title: From DNA to protein: genotype to phenotype; title: The genetics of viruses and prokaryotes; title: The Eukaryotic Genome and its expansion; title: Cell signaling and communication; title: Recombinant DNA and biotechnology; title: Molecular biology and medicine; title: Natural defenses against disease.