Chapter 6. A Cell is Born

  1. Kenneth M. Weiss,
  2. Anne V. Buchanan

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/0471532657.ch6

Genetics and the Logic of Evolution

Genetics and the Logic of Evolution

How to Cite

Weiss, K. M. and Buchanan, A. V. (2005) A Cell is Born, in Genetics and the Logic of Evolution, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471532657.ch6

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 9 JAN 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471238058

Online ISBN: 9780471532651

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Keywords:

  • cell theory;
  • endomembrane system;
  • DNA-RNA coding system

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • The Basic Characteristics of A Cell

  • Functional Localization in Eukaryotic Cells

  • Cell Replication

  • Relationship of Cell Structure to The Concept of A Tree of Life

  • Common Cellular Features of Multicellular Life

  • Some Concluding Generalizations About Multicellular Life