Efnisyfirlit

• 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

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