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| Special Features | |
| Detailed Contents | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| A Note to the Reader | |
| Introduction to the Cell | |
| Cells and Genomes | p. 1 |
| Cell Chemistry and Biosynthesis | p. 45 |
| Proteins | p. 125 |
| Basic Genetic Mechanisms | |
| DNA, Chromosomes, and Genomes | p. 195 |
| DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination | ... MOREp. 263 |
| How Cells Read the Genome: From DNA to Protein | p. 329 |
| Control of Gene Expression | p. 411 |
| Methods | |
| Manipulating Proteins, DNA, and RNA | p. 501 |
| Visualizing Cells | p. 579 |
| Internal Organization of the Cell | |
| Membrane Structure | p. 617 |
| Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes | p. 651 |
| Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting | p. 695 |
| Intracellular Vesicular Traffic | p. 749 |
| Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts | p. 813 |
| Mechanisms of Cell Communication | p. 879 |
| The Cytoskeleton | p. 965 |
| The Cell Cycle | p. 1053 |
| Apoptosis | p. 1115 |
| Cells in Their Social Context | |
| Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion, and the Extracellular Matrix | p. 1131 |
| Cancer | p. 1205 |
| Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization | p. 1269 |
| Development of Multicellular Organisms | p. 1305 |
| Specialized Tissues, Stem Cells, and Tissue Renewal | p. 1417 |
| Pathogens, Infection, and Innate Immunity | p. 1485 |
| The Adaptive Immune System | p. 1539 |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
| Tables: The Genetic Code, Amino Acids | |
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