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The Facts On File Illustrated Guide To The Human Body: Cells and Genetics

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Presents a guide to cells and genetics, providing detailed descriptions with diagrams and illustrations, including information on how cells work, cell structure, chromosomes, cell life cycle, and heredity,

Abstract:
This illustrated guide offers readers a wide-ranging, visual reference to the human body. This eight-volume set covers anatomy, physiology, major ailments, and healthy lifestyles, with each volume Read more...

Author(s): Facts on File
Year: 2005

Language: English
Pages: 113

Content: Cell structure --
How cells work --
Cell life cycle --
Chromosomes --
Heredity. Introduction: About this book --
Cell structure: Introduction --
Cells, tissues, and organs --
Cell membrane --
Cytoplasm --
Cytoskeleton --
Endoplasmic reticulum --
Ribosomes --
Golgi apparatus --
Nucleus --
Lysosomes --
Mitochondria --
Other organelles --
Intercellular junctions --
Cilia and flagella --
Extracellular matrix --
How cells work: Introduction --
Diffusion and osmosis --
Active transport --
Mmebrane potentials --
ATP and cellular respiration --
Protein synthesis --
Cell signaling --
Types of cells --
Cell life cycle: Introduction --
Controlling the cell cycle --
Mitosis --
Meiosis --
Stem cells and specialization --
Cell death --
Cancer cells --
Chromosomes: Introduction --
Chromosome number and function --
Alleles --
DNA structure --
DNA function --
Genes and gene expression --
DNA replication --
DNA repair --
Mutations in DNA --
Chromosomal changes --
Heredity: Introduction --
How inheritance works --
Sex determination --
Genetic disorders --
Chromosomal disorders --
Genes and cancer --
Genetic testing --
Gene therapy --
Glossary --
Web sites to visit --
Index.