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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 4
Chromosomes—Organized DNA The Fly Room The Structure of the Chromosome Linkage, Crossing Over, and Chromosome Mapping Quiz
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CHAPTER 5
Traits—How Genes Are Expressed Transcription Translation How Genes Are Regulated From the Micro to the Macro Quiz
43 45 46 48 50 51
CHAPTER 6
Genomes—Reading the Genetic Code Sequencing Other Species Genome Mapping Genome Variation Quiz
53 59 61 63 64
CHAPTER 7
Mutations—Misreading the Code Types of Mutations Causes of Mutations Quiz
67 68 74 75
CHAPTER 8
Cancer—Genetics Gone Awry What Is Cancer? How Oncogenes Cause Cancer Another Mutation That Causes Cancer Carcinogens Quiz
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CHAPTER 9
Bacteria—A Different Way of Doing Things 89 Characteristics of Bacteria 89 DNA Replication and Cell Division 90 Bacterial Transcription and Translation 94
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