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Chapter references are for Life: The Science of Biology, 9^th Edition, by Sadava, Hillis, Heller and Berenbaum;Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publisher.

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Studying Life - Chapter 1
Studying Life
Updated - 8/15/10

Carbon Chemistry - Chapter 3
Carbon Chemistry
Updated - 9/11/10

Biological Molecules: Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids and Nucleic Acids - Chapter 3; Chapter 4.1
Biological Molecules
Updated 12/18/10

Cells: Working Units of Life - Chapter 5; Appendix A
Cells: Working Units of Life
Updated 9/15/10

Cell Membranes - Chapter 6; Chapter 7.5
Cell Membranes
Updated 9/18/10

Cell Signaling and Communication - Chapter 7
Cell Signaling and Communication
Updated 9/19/10

Energy, Enzymes and Metabolism - Chapter 8; Chapter 9.1, pp.170 - 171
Energy, Enzymes and Metabolism
Updated 9/25/10

Cell Respiration: Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy - Chapter 9
Cell Respiration: Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy
Updated 9/27/10

Photosynthesis - Energy from Sunlight - Chapter 10
Photosynthesis - Energy from Sunlight
Updated 2/5/11

Cell Cycle and Cell Division I Mitosis and the Cell Cycle - Chapter 11.1 - 11.3; 11.6; Chapter 19.2: pp. 408 - 410
Cell Cycle and Cell Division I Mitosis and the Cell Cycle
Updated 2/13/11

Cell Cycle and Cell Division II Meiosis and Life Cycles - Chapter 11.4 - 11.5
Cell Cycle and Cell Division II Meiosis and Life Cycles
Updated 2/5/11

Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes I - Chapter 12.1 - 12.3
Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes I
Updated 2/6/11

Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes II - Chapter 12.4 - 12.6
Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes II
Updated 10/16/10

DNA and Its Role in Heredity - Chapter 13
DNA and Its Role in Heredity
Updated 11/22/10

DNA to Protein: Gene Expression - Chapter 14
DNA to Protein: Gene Expression
Updated 2/15/11

Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine I Mutation and Gene Alterations
Chapter 15.1; Chapter 11.5, pp. 228 - 229; Chapter 12.4, p. 257
Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine I
Updated 2/15/11

Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine II Mutation and Genetic Diseases
Chapter 15.3 pp. 327-330;15.4-15.5 pp. 333-335; 15.6 pp. 337-338
Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine II
Updated 2/15/11

Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine III DNA Analysis and Molecular Medicine
Chapter 15.3 pp. 327-330; Chapter 15.2 pp. 323-327, 15.4-15.5
Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine III
Updated 2/19/11

Regulating Gene Expression I Virus and Prokaryotic Gene Regulation - Chapter 16.1 - 16.2
Regulating Gene Expression I
Updated 11/22/10

Regulating Gene Expression II Eukaryotic Gene Regulation - Chapter 16.3 - 16.5
Regulating Gene Expression II
Updated 2/15/11

Differential Gene Expression - Chapter 19.3 - 19.5
Differential Gene Expression
Updated 2/15/11

Cancer and Gene Regulation - Chapter 11.6 - 11.7
Cancer and Gene Regulation
Updated 2/18/11

Genomes and DNA Organization - Chapter 17
Genomes and DNA Organization
Updated 11/24/10

Genomic Applications - Chapter 17
Genomic Applications
Updated 2/6/11

Genetic Technology - Chapter 18; Chapter 19.2: pp.410-412; Chapter 15.6: pp 338-339
Genetic Technology I
Updated 11/25/10

Viruses and Disease, with an introduction to the Immune System

Chemistry Concepts for Biology - a Biology 160 Lecture Review