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1 Introduction to cell biology 1.2 Introduction to the cell Cells are the fundamental building blocks of life. They are the smallest units of an organism that can be characterized as living. Humans and many other organisms are multicellular, i.e., they consist of multiple cells. Unicellular microorganisms, i.e., or-
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Biology Shankar Vallabhajosula, Seham Mustafa 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Cell Structure and Function 2 1.2.1 The Plasma Membrane 3 1.2.1.1 Plasma Membrane Structure 3 1.2.1.2 Plasma Membrane Function 4 1.2.2 Cytoplasm and Its Organelles 4 1.2.2.1 The Endoplasmic Reticulum 5 1.2.2.2 The Golgi Complex 5 1.2.2.3 Lysosomes 5 1.2.2.4 Peroxisomes 5 1.2.2 ...
- Shankar Vallabhajosula, Seham Mustafa
- 2006
Suggest an edit to this book record. This textbook is focused specifically on the principles and concepts of a foundational Cell Biology course. The book takes a more conceptual approach that highlights how scientists study cells, and how to analyze and interpret experimental results. Rather than focusing primarily on historical experiments ...
Epigenetics • =changes in phenotype (appearance) or gene expression without changes in the underlying DNA sequence • Basis of cellular differentiation
Mar 13, 2023 · CMB5e is the latest edition of an interactive Open Educational Resource (OER) electronic textbook (iText), available under a Creative Commons CC-BY license. Like earlier editions, CMB5e opens with a short history of the discipline and a discussion of scientific method. The book remains focused on the understanding of evolution that informs all of the life sciences and continues to provide ...
Chapter 1: The Science of Biology. In this chapter, you will review the definition of biology and the characteristics of living things. You will also learn how the study of science leads to an understanding of the natural world and see how science is done in the real-life. Finally, this chapter covers the themes that unify all of the concepts ...
Biology is a science, but what exactly is science? What does the study of biology share with other scientific disciplines? We can define science (from the Latin scientia , meaning “knowledge”) as knowledge that covers general truths or the operation of general laws, especially when acquired and tested by the scientific method.
