Life, the science of biology /
William K. Purves . . . [et al.].
- 6th edition.
- Sunderland : Sinauer Associates, c2001.
- xxxviii, 1044 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents;
1. An evolutionary framework for biology Part one: The cell 2. Small molecules: structure and behavior 3. Macro molecules: their chemistry and biology 4. The Organization of cells 5. Cellular membrane etc...
Part two. Information and heredity 9. Chromosomes, the cell cycle and the cell division 10. Genetics, Mendel and beyond 11. DNA and its role in heredity etc...
Part three. Evolutionary processes 20. The history of life on earth 21. The mechanisms of evolution 22. Species and their formation etc...
Part four. The evolution of diversity 23. Bacteria and archaea: the prokaryotic domain 24. Protists and the dawn of the eukarya 25. Plants without seeds: From sea to land etc... Part five. The biology of flowering plants Part six. The biology of animals Part seven. Ecology and biogeography
Includes index.
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