TY - BOOK AU - DeWitt,William TI - Biology of the cell: an evolutionary approach SN - 0721630456 U1 - 574.8/7 PY - 1977/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Saunders KW - Cytology KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Cells N1 - The origin and function of living systems; Ancestral organisms; Life and the fitness of chemical elements; The special roles of water and carbon dioxide; Cellular energetics; The primitive earth and its environment; The chemical nature of biological systems; Prebiotic synthesis of organic compounds; From molecules to cells; The structure of prokaryotic cells; The structure and origin of eukaryotic cells; The evolution of cellular metabolism; The metabolism of anaerobic heterotrophs; Photosynthesis and the buildup of oxygen in the atmosphere; Aerobic metabolism; Membrane structure and the transport of materials; Cell division; The genetic code: function and evolution; Epilogue ER -