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