Chapter 3: Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation
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- CHAPTER 3 GENETICS: REPRODUCING LIFE AND PRODUCING VARIATION
- BIG QUESTIONS
- The Cell: Its Role in Reproducing Life and Producing Variation
- Cell Types
- The DNA Molecule: The Genetic Code
- DNA: The Blueprint of Life
- The DNA Molecule: Replicating the Code
- CONCEPT CHECK: The Two Steps of DNA Replication
- Chromosome Types
- ANTHROPOLOGY MATTERS: The Human Genome Project: Emerging Knowledge and "Fragile Bone Disease"
- Mitosis: Production of Identical Somatic Cells
- Meiosis: Production of Gametes (Sex Cells)
- HOW DO WE KNOW?: Ancient DNA Opens New Windows on the Past
- Producing Proteins: The Other Function of DNA
- CONCEPT CHECK: The Two Steps of Protein Synthesis
- Genes: Structural and Regulatory
- Polymorphisms: Variations in Specifi c Genes
- Genotypes and Phenotypes: Genes and Their Physical Expression
- The Complexity of Genetics: Polygenic Variation and Pleiotropy
- ANSWERING THE BIG QUESTIONS
- Key Terms
- Additional Readings
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