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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: The World of the Cell
• Chapter 1: Exploring the World of the Cell
• Cells and Viruses: Discovering the Inhabitants of the Microscopic World
• The Life of a Cell: How Cells Get What They Need to Survive and Reproduce
• Sexual Reproduction: Shuffling the Genetic Deck for the Next Generation
• DNA to Protein: Following the Instructions in the Genetic Code
• DNA Technology: Tackling the World’s Problems
• Chapter 2: Take a Tour inside the Cell
• Admiring the Unity and Diversity of Cells
• Finding Common Ground: Structures in All Cells
• Your Body, Your Cells: Eukaryotic Cells
• Tiny but Mighty: Prokaryotic Cells
• Chapter 3: Dead or Alive: Viruses
• Viruses: Hijackers of the Cellular World
• War on a Microcosmic Scale: Viruses of Bacteria
• I’ve Got a Cold: Viruses of Eukaryotes
• Part 2: Molecules: The Stuff of Life
• Chapter 4: Better Living through Chemistry
• Life Really Matters
• It’s Elemental: Atoms That Make Up Living Things
• Let’s Bond: How Atoms Are Attracted to Each Other
• Blue Planet: The Ocean inside Your Cells
• Chain, Chain, Chain: Building and Breaking Polymers
• Chapter 5: Carbohydrates: How Sweet They Are
• CH2O: Structure of Carbohydrates
• Sticky and Sweet: Functions of Carbohydrates
• Chapter 6: Proteins: Workers in the Cellular Factory
• Get into Shape: Levels of Protein Structure
• Jacks of All Trades: The Many Functions of Proteins
• Get ’Er Done: Enzymes Make Things Happen
• Gatekeepers: Membrane Proteins
• I’m in Charge: DNA-Binding Proteins
• Chapter 7: DNA and RNA: Instructions for Life
• It’s Puzzling: Structure of Nucleic Acids
• Making DNA and RNA
• Breaking the Code: The Function of DNA and RNA
• Chapter 8: Lipids: Waterproof and Energy Rich
• Hydrocarbons: Structure of Lipids
• You Say Fat Like It’s a Bad Thing: Functions of Lipids
• Part 3: The Working Cell
• Chapter 9: Hello, Neighbor: How Cells Communicate
• Shipping and Receiving: Transport across Membranes
• Chatting through Cellular Connections
• Sending and Receiving Signals
• Chapter 10: Metabolism: Transferring Energy and Matter
• Revving Up Your Metabolism
• Stayin’ Alive: Cellular Work and the Laws of Thermodynamics
• One Step at a Time: Metabolic Pathways
• Chapter 11: Cellular Respiration: Every Breath You Take
• Cellular Respiration: An Overview
• Gimme a Break: Glycolysis
• The Wheel of Fire: Krebs Cycle
• Taking It to the Bank: Chemiosmosis and Oxidative Phosphorylation
• Breaking Down Complex Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats
• It’s a Two-Way Street: Connections between Metabolic Pathways
• Chapter 12: Photosynthesis: Makin’ Food in the Kitchen of Life
• Photosynthesis: An Overview
• Shine on Me: The Light Reactions
• The Circle of Life: Calvin Cycle
• Got Food? Photosynthesis in the Real World
• Chapter 13: Splitsville: The Cell Cycle, Cell Division, and Cancer
• Reproducing the Cell
• Drifting Apart: Binary Fission
• Red Light, Green Light: The Cell Cycle
• The Dance of the Chromosomes: Mitosis
• Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Cytokinesis
• Keeping It under Control
• Cancer: The Enemy Within
• Part 4: Genetics: From One Generation to the Next
• Chapter 14: Meiosis: Getting Ready for Baby
• Let’s Talk about Sex, Baby: Reproduction
• Homologous Chromosomes
• Going Separate Ways: Meiosis
• Shuffling the Genetic Deck: Crossing Over
• Why Two Divisions Are Better than One
• It Was All a Mistake: Nondisjunction
• Chapter 15: Genetics: Talkin’ ’Bout the Generations
• Pass the Peas, Please: Mendel and Segregation of Single Gene Traits
• I Can Go My Own Way: Independent Assortment
• It’s News to Mendel: Inheritance beyond Simple Dominance
• Almost Inseparable: Linked Genes
• Mama’s Boy: Sex-Linked Inheritance
• Part 5: Molecular Genetics: How Cells Read the Book of Life
• Chapter 16: DNA Replication: Doubling Your Genetic Stuff
• DNA Replication: An Overview
• Everybody Lend a Hand: Enzymes Involved in DNA Replication
• It Takes a Village: Events at the Replication Fork
• Keeping It Together: Leading and Lagging Strands
• Chapter 17: Transcription and Translation: What’s in a Gene?
• File It under Genes: The Blueprints for RNA and Proteins
• Make a Copy, Please: Transcription
• Finishing Touches: RNA Processing in Eukaryotes
• Making a Protein: Translation
• Don’t Drink and Drive: Mutation
• Chapter 18: Control of Gene Expression: It’s How You Play Your Cards That Counts
• Controlling the Situation: Gene Regulation and Information Flow
• I Can Be Flexible: Gene Expression in Bacteria
• The Master Plan: Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
• Learning from Experience: Epigenetics
• Part 6: Molecular Biology: Harnessing the Power of DNA
• Chapter 19: The Book of You: Reading Your Genes
• Copying a gene with PCR
• Sorting molecules using gel electrophoresis
• Reading a gene with DNA sequencing
• I Read the Whole Thing: Sequencing Genomes
• Beyond Genomics: Systems Biology and Epigenomes
• Chapter 20: Rewriting the Code of Life: Recombinant DNA Technology and Genome Editing
• Piecing It Together: Recombinant DNA Technology
• Changing the Plan: Using Recombinant DNA Technology to Solve Problems
• Hitting the Bull’s-Eye with Genome Editing
• Part 7: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 21: Ten Important Rules for Cells to Live By
• The Cell Theory
• The First Law of Thermodynamics
• The Second Law of Thermodynamics
• The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
• The Law of Conservation of Matter
• Nucleic Acids Pair in Antiparallel Strands
• Central Dogma
• Protein Shape Is Essential to Their Function
• Law of Segregation
• Law of Independent Assortment
• Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Improve Your Grade
• Monitor Your Learning
• Study Smarter
• Actively Participate in Class
• Schedule Your Study Time
• Give Your Brain a Well-Rounded Workout during Study Sessions
• Get Creative with Memory Tricks
• Recognize the Difference between Levels of Understanding
• Remember the Supporting Material
• Use Your First Test as a Diagnostic Tool
• Get Help Sooner Rather than Later
• Index
• About the Author
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement