Meiosis
Mitosis vs meiosis
Mendel's laws of inheritance
Crossing over
Crossing over problems
Gametes
Gametogenesis
Fertilisation in mammals
Fertilisation in flowering plants
Stem cells
Human cell specialisation
Differentiation of human cells
Stem cell therapy
Plant tissue culture
Sources of variation
Gene-environment interactions
Polygenes
Gene interactions and gene inactivation
Inheritance in domestic cats
What genotype has that cat?
Cancer and the environment
Key terms: What am I?
Plant cells
Identifying plant cell structures
Plant cell specialisation
Uses of plants
Boioplastics
Cellulose and starch
Xylem and phloem
Identifying xylem tissue
Transpiration
Uptake at the root
Plant mineral nutrition
Plant mineral deficiencies
Antimicrobial properties of plants
Testing new drugs
Key terms:
Global biodiversity
Britan's biodiversity
Measuring diversity in ecosystems
Biodiversity and conservation
What is a species?
Ecological niche
Adaptations to niche
Adaptations and fitness
Gene pools and evolution
The founder effect
Population bottlenecks
Genetic drift
Darwin's theory
Natural selection
The evolution of Darwin's finches
Selection for human birth weight
The new tree of life
Phylogenetic systematics
Classification systems
Key terms: Mix and match
Appendix
Index