Cell division & genetics /
Cell division and genetics
Robert Snedden.
- Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2003.
- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
- Cells & life .
- Cells and life. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
The cell cycle -- DNA, the molecule of life -- Mitosis -- New nucleus -- Cytokinesis -- Meiosis -- Life cycles -- Fertilization -- Development -- Animal development -- The gene -- The genetic code -- DNA makes RNA makes protein -- Mutations -- Patterns of inheritance -- Genotype and phenotype -- Is it a boy or a girl? -- Variety, the spice of life -- Smooth change, sharp differences -- Time for a change.
Discusses cell division, DNA, chromosomes, and genes, including how these factors decide what will become of a cell.