- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- A Note to the Reader
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I. Introduction to the Cell
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1. Cells and Genomes
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2. Cell Chemistry and Biosynthesis
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3. Proteins
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II. Basic Genetic Mechanisms
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4. DNA and Chromosomes
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5. DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination
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6. How Cells Read the Genome: From DNA to Protein
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7. Control of Gene Expression
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III. Methods
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8. Manipulating Proteins, DNA, and RNA
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9. Visualizing Cells
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IV. Internal Organization of the Cell
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10. Membrane Structure
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11. Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes
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12. Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting
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13. Intracellular Vesicular Traffic
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14. Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
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15. Cell Communication
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16. The Cytoskeleton
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17. The Cell Cycle and Programmed Cell Death
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18. The Mechanics of Cell Division
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V. Cells in Their Social Context
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19. Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion, and the Extracellular Matrix
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20. Germ Cells and Fertilization
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21. Development of Multicellular Organisms
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22. Histology: The Lives and Deaths of Cells in Tissues
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23. Cancer
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24. The Adaptive Immune System
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25. Pathogens, Infection, and Innate Immunity
- Glossary
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