Biology (Mader), 10th EditionNew to this EditionVISUALSThe brilliant visuals program of the previous edition is enhanced even more by the addition of many new micrographs and innovative page layouts. CELLULAR BIOLOGY Cell signaling receives expanded coverage as a mechanism of cellular metabolism and cell division control.GENETICS Reorganization of the genetics chapters results in increased genome coverage, including the role of small RNA molecules in regulation.SYSTEMATICS Cladistics is better explained, and new evolutionary trees are presented for protists, plants, and animals.EVOLUTION A new chapter, Speciation and Macroevolution, points to the possible role of Hox genes in punctuated evolution.PLANT EVOLUTION A reorganization of Chapter 23 better describes the evolution of plants from an aquatic green algal ancestor.ANIMAL EVOLUTION Reorganization of Part VI results in two new animal diversity chapters: the invertebrates and the vertebrates. |  |
