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| Special Features | p. xv |
| List of Topics | p. xvii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxxix |
| A Note to the Reader | p. xliii |
| Introduction to the Cell | |
| The Evolution of the Cell | p. 3 |
| Small Molecules, Energy, and Biosynthesis | p. 41 |
| Macromolecules: Structure, Shape, and Information | p. 89 |
| How Cells Are Studied | p. 139 |
| Molecular Genetics | ... MORE|
| Protein Function | p. 195 |
| Basic Genetic Mechanisms | p. 223 |
| Recombinant DNA Technology | p. 291 |
| The Cell Nucleus | p. 335 |
| Control of Gene Expression | p. 401 |
| Internal Organization of the Cell | |
| Membrane Structure | p. 477 |
| Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Ionic Basis of Membrane Excitability | p. 507 |
| Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting | p. 551 |
| Vesicular Traffic in the Secretory and Endocytic Pathways | p. 599 |
| Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts | p. 653 |
| Cell Signaling | p. 721 |
| The Cytoskeleton | p. 787 |
| The Cell-Division Cycle | p. 863 |
| The Mechanics of Cell Division | p. 911 |
| Cells in Their Social Context | |
| Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion, and the Extracellular Matrix | p. 949 |
| Germ Cells and Fertilization | p. 1011 |
| Cellular Mechanisms of Development | p. 1037 |
| Differentiated Cells and the Maintenance of Tissues | p. 1139 |
| The Immune System | p. 1195 |
| Cancer | p. 1255 |
| Glossary | p. 1 |
| Index | p. 1 |
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