Chapter 1 Cells: The Basic Units of Life 1
Chapter 2: The Chemical Composition of Cells 43
Chapter 3: Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis 83
Chapter 4: Protein Structure and Function 115
Chapter 5 DNA and Chromosomes 169
Chapter 6 DNA Replication and Repair 197
Chapter 7 From DNA to Protein: How Cells Read the Genome 223
Chapter 8: Regulation of Gene Expression 261
Chapter 9: How Do Genes and Genomes Evolve? 289
Chapter 10: Analysis of Gene Structure and Function 325
Chapter 11 Act Structure 359
Chapter 12 Transport Across the Cell Membrane 381
Chapter 13: How Cells Obtain Energy from Food 417
Chapter 14: Energy Production in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts 445
Chapter 15: Intracellular Compartments and Protein Transport 485
Chapter 16 Cellular Signaling 523
Chapter 17: The Cytoskeleton 563
Chapter 18: The Cell Cycle 603
Chapter 19: Sexual Reproduction and Genetics 645
Chapter 20: Cell Communities: Tissues, Stem Cells, and Cancer 685
Answer 729
Glossary 768
Search 779