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xi Further Reading. 1 1 What Is a Cell?. 15 A Cell Is a Little Sack of Life. 16 Every Living Organism Is Made of Cells.
16 Cells Are Alive. 20 A Cell Is Made Up of Various Molecules. 23 I’ve Never Seen a Cell!. 24 The Longest Cell in Our Bodies.
24 Let’s Look Inside a Cell. 25 Let’s Penetrate the Cell Membrane. 31 The Nucleus: A Little Brain. 35 What’s Inside the Nucleus?.
37 Single-Celled and Multicellular Organisms. 48 Prokaryotic Organisms and Eukaryotic Organisms. 51 2 PRoteins and DNA: Deciphering the genetic code. 53 Proteins Drive Cellular Activity.
59 What Is Cellular Activity?. 59 Explosion of Enzyme Power!. 61 Proteins Acting as Enzymes. 69 Proteins’ Role in Cell Division.
70 Proteins and Muscle Contraction. 72 Proteins Are Made of Amino Acids. 73 Replacing One Amino Acid with Another Is a Big Deal!. 75 Genes: The Blueprint for Building Proteins.
77 How Do Cells Know What Proteins to Create?. 77 Blueprints Ensure the Amino Acid Arrangement Is Correct. 78 Our Genes Are Written in Code. 79 The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology.
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All rights reserved. DNA and Nucleotides. 81 DNA Has a Double-Helix Structure. 81 DNA Is Made of Nucleotides.
82 Nucleotides Are the Characters in the “Code”. 84 The Genome: A Library of Genes. 88 3 DNA Replication and Cell Division. 91 Cells Multiply Through Division.
92 Reproduction: The Most Important Life Event!. 92 Cell Division: The Simplest Way to Reproduce. 97 Cell Division Occurs in the Bodies of Multicellular Organisms. 100 DNA Is Replicated Before Cell Division.
105 What Happens to Genes?. 105 Licensed by DNA Has a Duplex Structure. 106 DNA Polymerase’s Role in DNA Replication. 108 What Is a Chromosome?.
122 Alexander Brooks Major II The Human Body Contains 24 Chromosomes. 123 Chromosomes Are Only Visible at the Time of Cell Division. 123 Dynamic Cell Division. 127 What Is a Cell Cycle?.
128 What Causes Cancer?. 130 4 How Is a Protein Made?. 131 A Gene Becomes Useful After Transcription. 132 How a Protein Is Made.
132 What Is Transcription?. 138 Chromatin and Transcription. 144 Try Pulling a Telephone Cord. 144 mRNA Is Synthesized Using One of the DNA Strands as the Template.
146 RNA Polymerase Copies Genetic Information. 148 Trimming the Transcribed mRNA. 155 What Is RNA?. 156 Characters of RNA.
156 DNA and RNA Use Different Sugars. 158 RNA Is Flexible. 160 There Are Many Types of RNA. 165 Ribosome: The Protein Synthesis Mechanism.
165 Mechanics of the Genetic Code. 167 tRNA Transfers Amino Acids. 170 The Protein Is Complete. 174 viii Contents The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology.
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All rights reserved. 5 Genetic Technology and Research. 175 What Is Genetic Recombination Technology?. 181 Breed Improvement and Genetic Recombination Technology.
183 An Example of Genetic Recombination Technology. 187 Methods for Detecting and Isolating DNA. 192 Personalized Medicine and Gene Therapy: Are Genetics the Future of Disease Prevention?. 198 The RNA Renaissance.
201 RNA Interference: Using RNA to Alter Gene Expression. 201 Can RNA Cure Diseases?. 203 How Exactly Does PCR Work?. 203 How to Produce Cloned Animals.
205 Molecular Evolution: How Genes Can Tell a Story. 208 The Future of Molecular Biology. 219 Contents ix The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology. The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology, ISBN: 9781593272029 Prepared for brooksmajor@gmail.