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Biological science
Title
Biological science / Scott Freeman, University of Washington, Kim Quillin, Salisbury University, Lizabeth Allison, College of William & Mary, Michael Black, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Greg Podgorski, Utah State University, Emily Taylor, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Jeff Carmichael, University of North Dakota.
ISBN
9780134678320
013467832X
Edition
Seventh edition.
Publication
Hoboken, NJ : Pearson Education, Inc., [2020]
Copyright Notice Date
©2020
Physical Description
xxxii, 1,091 pages, 162 variously numbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Instructor's tools are extensively updated and revised. Chapter 20 on CRISPR-Cas gene editing substantially updated.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 22, 2020
Contents
Biology : The study of life
Water and carbon : The chemical basis of life
Protein structure and function
Nucleic acids and RNA world
An introduction to carbohydrates
Lipids, membranes, and the first cells
Inside the cell
Energy and enzymes : An introduction to metabolism
Cellular respiration and fermentation
Photosynthesis
Cell-cell interactions
The cell cycle
Meiosis
Mendel and the gene
DNA and the gene : Synthesis and repair
How genes work
Transcription, RNA processing, and translation
Control of gene expression in bacteria
Control of gene expression in eukaryotes
The molecular revolution : Biotechnology, genomics, and new frontiers
Genes, development, and evolution
Evolution by natural selection
Evolutionary processes
Speciation
Phylogenies and the history of life
Bacteria and archaea
Diversification of eukaryotes
Green algae and land plants
Fungi
An introduction to animals
Protostome animals
Deuterostome animals
Viruses
Plant form and function
Water and sugar transport in plants
Plant nutrition
Plant sensory systems, signals, and responses
Flowering plant reproduction and development
Animal form and function
Water and electrolyte balance in animals
Animal nutrition
Gas exchange and circulation
Animal nervous systems
Animal sensory systems
Animal movement
Chemical signals in animals
Animal reproduction and development
The immune system in animals
An introduction to ecology
Behavioral ecology
Population ecology
Community ecology
Ecosystems and global ecology
Biodiversity and conservation biology.
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