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Author Chamary, J. V., author

Title 50 biology ideas you really need to know / J.V. Chamary
Published London [England] : Quercus, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations
Series 50 ideas you really need to know series
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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Title page of print version
Subject Biology -- Miscellanea
Biology -- Popular works
Biology
Genre/Form Popular works
Trivia and miscellanea
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1785397273
9781785397271
9781848666702
1848666705
Other Titles Fifty biology ideas you really need to know
Fifty ideas you really need to know : biology