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50 biology ideas you really need to know
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50 biology ideas you really need to know / JV Chamaray.
ISBN
9781785397271
1848666691
9781848666696
Edition
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Publication
London [England] : Quercus, 2015.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2016.
Physical Description
1 online resource (56 entries) : 42 images ; digital files.
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Summary
From mass extinction to immunity, and from sociobiology to swarm behaviour, 50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know will open you eyes to the fundamental biological processes that are essential to all life on earth, beginning with innovations unique to animals - such as the development of muscles and importance of circulation - and moving through to genetics, cells, tissues and, finally, the nature of groups of organisms.
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Fifty biology ideas you really need to know.
Fifty ideas you really need to know : biology.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 16, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction
01. Evolution
02. Genes
03. The cell
04. The origin of life
05. The tree of life
06. Sex
07. Heredity
08. Recombination
09. Mutation
10. The double helix
11. The genetic code
12. Gene expression
13. Protein folding
14. Junk DNA
15. Epigenetics
16. The phenotype
17. Endosymbiosis
18. Respiration
19. Photosynthesis
20. Cell division
21. The cell cycle
22. Cancer
23. Viruses
24. Prions
25. Multicellularity
26. Circulation
27. Ageing
28. Stem cells
29. Fertilization
30. Embryogenesis
31. Morphology
32. Colouration
33. Immunity
34. Homeostasis
35. Stress
36. Body clocks
37. Sleep
38. Memory
39. Intelligence
40. Humans
41. Pollination
42. The Red Queen
43. Ecosystems
44. Natural selection
45. Genetic drift
46. The selfish gene
47. Cooperation
48. Speciation
49. Extinction
50. Synthetic biology.
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