Professor Farnsworth's Explanations in Biology

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990. First Edition. Large octavo with white and yellow pictorial wraps; xix, 328 pages: illustrations; index; 24 cm Good; a well-loved copy with occasional ink underlining and highlighting; dampstain to upper right corner of book block; still very much readable and solidly bound. Paperback. ISBN: 9780070283510, 0070283516

A supplement to the collected lectures of "Professor Farnsworth" aims to cover the basic topics most often taught in general biology. Humorously written and illustrated to engage learners perhaps unfamiliar with the material.

Contents: The first lecture. The definition of life. Simple chemical reactions. Glycolysis and fermentation. The citric acid cycle and electron transport. Photosynthesis. DNA and RNA structure. DNA replication. Transcription and translation. Mitosis and meiosis. Basic Mendelian genetics. Crosses. Population genetics. Evolution and natural selection. Feedback, control, and entropy. Nerve impulses and countercurrent systems. The biological basis of myth and legend. Reproduction. Animal coloration and patterning. Ecology. Ethology. The last lecture. Notes: Includes index.