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Complete eTextbook Content: PART I The Molecular Basis of Life 1. The Science of Biology 2. The Nature of Molecules and the Properties of Water 3. The Chemical Building Blocks of Life PART II Biology of the Cell 4. Cell Structure 5. Membranes 6. Energy and Metabolism 7. How Cells Harvest Energy 8. Photosynthesis 9. […]

Complete eTextbook Content: Part One: Principles of Molecular Structure and Function Chapter 1: Introduction to Biomolecules Chapter 2: Introduction to Protein Structure Chapter 3: Oxygen-Binding Proteins: Hemoglobin and Myoglobin Chapter 4: Enzymatic Reactions Chapter 5: Coenzymes Part Two: Genetic Information: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis Chapter 6: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis Chapter 7: The […]

Complete eTextbook Content: 1.Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry UNIT 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE 2.The Chemical Context of Life 3.Water and Life 4.Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life 5.The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules UNIT 2: THE CELL 6.A Tour of the Cell 7.Membrane Structure and Function 8.An Introduction […]

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Complete eTextbook Content: 1. Biology: Exploring Life I. THE LIFE OF THE CELL 2. The Chemical Basis of Life 3. The Molecules of Cells 4. A Tour of the Cell 5. The Working Cell 6. How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy 7. Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food II. CELLULAR REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS 8. The Cellular […]

Complete eTextbook Content: Part 1: Basics of DNA, Chromosomes, Cells, Development, and Inheritance 1. Basic Principles of Nucleic Acid Structure and Gene Expression. 2. Fundamentals of Cells and Chromosomes. 3. Fundamentals of Cell-Cell Interactions and Immune System Biology. 4. Aspects of Early Mammalian Development, Cell Differentiation, and Stem Cells. 5. Patterns of Inheritance. Part 2: […]

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