Starr, Cecie

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.

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Cell Biology

QH581.2.B57