8.1 DNA and the Importance of Proteins
8.2 DNA Structure and Function
DNA Structure
Base Pairing in DNA Replication
The Repair of Genetic Information
The DNA Code
8.3 RNA Structure and Function
8.4 Protein Synthesis
Step One: Transcription—Making RNA
Step Two: Translation—Making Protein
The Nearly Universal Genetic Code
8.5 The Control of Protein Synthesis
Controlling Protein Quantity
Controlling Protein Quality
Epigenetics
8.6 Mutations and Protein Synthesis
Point Mutations
Insertions and Deletions
Chromosomal Aberrations
Mutations and Inheritance
HOW SCIENCE WORKS 8.1: Scientists Unraveling the Mystery of DNA
OUTLOOKS 8.1: Life in Reverse—Retroviruses
OUTLOOKS 8.2: Telomeres
OUTLOOKS 8.3: One Small Change—One Big Difference!
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