Table of Contents

Ch. 1 Introduction to Cells 1
Ch. 2 Chemical Components of Cells 39
Ch. 3 Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis 83
Ch. 4 Protein Structure and Function 119
Ch. 5 DNA and Chromosomes 169
Ch. 6 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination 195
Ch. 7 From DNA to Protein: How Cells Read the Genome 229
Ch. 8 Control of Gene Expression 267
Ch. 9 How Genes and Genomes Evolve 293
Ch. 10 Manipulating Genes and Cells 323
Ch. 11 Membrane Structure 365
Ch. 12 Membrane Transport 389
Ch. 13 How Cells Obtain Energy from Food 427
Ch. 14 Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts 453
Ch. 15 Intracellular Compartments and Transport 497
Ch. 16 Cell Communication 533
Ch. 17 Cytoskeleton 573
Ch. 18 Cell-Cycle Control and Cell Death 611
Ch. 19 Cell Division 637
Ch. 20 Genetics, Meiosis, and the Molecular Basis of Heredity 659
Ch. 21 Tissues and Cancer 697