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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (56 entries) : 42 images ; digital files. |
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| 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. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| 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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Also available in print version. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
Biology -- Miscellanea.
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Biology -- Popular works.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Added Title |
Fifty biology ideas you really need to know. |
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Fifty ideas you really need to know : biology. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 1848666691 9781848666696 208 pages : illustrations |
| ISBN |
9781785397271 electronic version |
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1848666691 print |
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9781848666696 print |
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