Table of Contents Chapter 1â€â€Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry 2 Chapter 2â€â€The Chemical Context of Life 14 Chapter 3â€â€Water and Life 28 Chapter 4â€â€Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life 42 Chapter 5â€â€The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules 57 Chapter 6â€â€A Tour of the Cell 73 Chapter 7â€â€Membrane Structure and Function 87 Chapter 8â€â€An Introduction to Metabolism 104 Chapter 9â€â€Cellular Respiration and Fermentation 122 Chapter 10â€â€Photosynthesis 138 Chapter 11â€â€Cell Communication 156 Chapter 12â€â€The Cell Cycle 171 Chapter 13â€â€Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles 186 Chapter 14â€â€Mendel and the Gene Idea 201 Chapter 15â€â€The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance 216 Chapter 16â€â€The Molecular Basis of Inheritance 231 Chapter 17â€â€Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein 246 Chapter 18â€â€Regulation of Gene Expression 262 Chapter 19â€â€Viruses 276 Chapter 20â€â€DNA Tools and Biotechnology 291 Chapter 21â€â€Genomes and Their Evolution 305 Chapter 22â€â€Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life 315 Chapter 23â€â€The Evolution of Populations 331 Chapter 24â€â€The Origin of Species 349
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