| Description |
xix, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The first lecture -- The definition of life -- Simple chemical reactions -- Glycolysis and fermentation -- The citric acid cycle and electron transport -- Photosynthesis -- DNA and RNA structure -- DNA replication -- Transcription and translation -- Mitosis and meiosis -- Basic Mendelian genetics -- Crosses -- Population genetics -- Evolution and natural selection -- Feedback, control, and entropy -- Nerve impulses and countercurrent systems -- The biological basis of myth and legend -- Reproduction -- Animal coloration and patterning -- Ecology -- Ethology -- The last lecture. |
| Subject |
Biology.
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| Indexed Term |
Biology |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Heppner, Frank H. Professor Farnsworth's explanations in biology. New York : McGraw-Hill, c1990 (OCoLC)690768558 |
| ISBN |
0070283516: $10.95 |
|
9780070283510 |
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