The gold standard textbook, thoroughly updated—now with online homework.

This text features lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations, making it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Fifth Edition maintains its focus on the latest cell biology research. For the first time ever, Essential Cell Biology will come with access to Smartwork5, Norton’s innovative online homework platform, creating a more complete learning experience.

LIST OF CHAPTERS AND
SPECIAL FEATURES
CHAPTER 1 CELLS: THE FUNDAMENTAL UNITS OF LIFE
CHAPTER 2 CHEMICAL COMPONENTS OF CELLS
CHAPTER 3 ENERGY, CATALYSIS, AND BIOSYNTHESIS
CHAPTER 4 PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
CHAPTER 5 DNA AND CHROMOSOMES
CHAPTER 6 DNA REPLICATION AND REPAIR
CHAPTER 7 FROM DNA TO PROTEIN: HOW CELLS READ THE GENOME
CHAPTER 8 CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION
CHAPTER 9 HOW GENES AND GENOMES EVOLVE
CHAPTER 10 ANALYZING THE STUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF GENES
CHAPTER 11 MEMBRANE STRUCTURE
CHAPTER 12 TRANSPORT ACROSS CELL MEMBRANES
CHAPTER 13 HOW CELLS OBTAIN ENERGY FORM FOOD
CHAPTER 14 ENERGY GENERATION IN MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS
CHAPTER 15 INTRACELLULAR COMPARTMENTS AND PROTEIN TRANSPORT
CHAPTER 16 CELL SIGNALING
CHAPTER 17 CYTOSKELETON
CHAPTER 18 THE CELL-DIVISION CYCLE
CHAPTER 19 SEXUAL REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS
CHAPTER 20 CELL COMMUNITIES: TISSUES, STEM CELLS, AND CANCER

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