Cell biology and genetics. /
Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart
- London: Wadsworth, 1995.
- viii, 258p.: ills.; 28cm
Includes glossary.
Contents: Introduction: Methods and concepts in biology -- The Cellular basis of life: Chemical foundations for cells -- Carbon compounds in cells -- Cell structure and function -- A closer look at cell membranes -- Ground rules of metabolism -- Energy-acquiring pathways -- Energy-releasing pathways -- Principles of inheritance: Cell division and mitosis -- Meiosis -- Observable patterns of inheritance -- Chromosomes and human genetics -- DNA structure and function -- From DNA to proteins -- Control of gene expression -- Recombinant DNA and genetic engineering.