Campbell Biology 11th Edition Chapter 1

[Gerald Weiß]

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Unlike the books by Lynch and Graur, Campbell Biology is considered extremely important for mainstream biological education. It is where the budding biologists get their first introduction to genomes and other topics related to biology. Therefore, I was shocked to find a terrible mess of a book written by a committee of clowns. The authors appear to be untrained scientists, who most likely update the book based on press releases. Any instructor using it in her classes is doing a great disservice to the students.

For those unfamiliar with the history of Campbell Biology, it was originally written by Neil Campbell, who passed away in 2004. To properly understand the evolutionary trajectory of this horrible mess, I compared the current book with the fourth (1997) and the eight (2005) editions. Both versions were authored by Neil Campbell himself, and the 2005 version came out after his untimely death. Based on this comparison, I concluded that the original book was excellent, and much of the garbage got added in the later updates.

You see the evidence of this lack of understanding in the entire chapter. It is full of inconsistencies and jumps between the extremes of showing human genome being mostly repeats to text justifying over 80% of the genome being functional. My comparison between the versions shows that the correct texts (e.g. pie chart showing human genome is full of repeats) came from Campbell, and the grossly incorrect texts were added by the new authors. It is troubling that nobody noticed the inconsistencies between the two extremes sometimes presented in the same section.

The authors probably have no idea that the whole-genome shotfun approach has been the only one used for genome assembly since 2000. Moreover, not telling the students about this fundamental technological change also ensures that they do not appreciate the importance of computer algorithms in biology.

Through its clear and engaging narrative, superior pedagogy, and

innovative use of art and photos, Campbell BIOLOGY AP Edition,

11th Edition upholds the Campbell tradition of accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learning, helping students address one of the biggest challenges of any AP biology course: tying together the key themes and big ideas.

This Test Prep Workbook for AP Biology is designed to support the AP Biology Curriculum Framework. Each chapter reviews content that is Essential Knowledge and makes connections to the Framework. Material that may be used as Illustrative Examples is included and clearly distinguished from the required content.

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