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  • ExpandUnit 1: Biochemistry
    • Overview of the Biochemistry Unit
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    • 1.1 Types of Organisms & Cell Composition
    • 1.2 Covalent Bonds & Hydrogen Bonds
    • 1.3 Macromolecules: Lipids, Carbohydrates & Nucleic Acid
    • 1.4 Proteins, Levels of Structure & Non-Covalent Forces
    • 1.5 Biochemical Reactions, Enzymes & ATP
    • 1.6 Glycolysis, Respiration & Fermentation
    • 1.7 Photosynthesis
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    • 2.1 DNA Structure & Classic Experiments
    • 2.2 DNA Replication
    • 2.3 Transcription & Translation
    • 2.4 Alternative Approaches to Molecular Biology
    • 2.5 Gene Regulation & The Lac Operon
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    • 3.1 Mendel's Law
    • 3.2 Linkage and Recombination & Genetic Maps
    • 3.3 Pedigrees
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    • 4.1 Development of Recombinant DNA
    • 4.2 Basic Mechanics of Cloning: Restriction Enzymes & Cloning Vectors
    • 4.3 Constructing and Screening a Recombinant DNA Library
    • 4.4 cDNA Libraries and Expression Libraries
    • 4.5 Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, DNA Sequencing & PCR
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Fundamentals of Biology

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  1. Telomere Replication
  2. Elizabeth Blackburn Part 1: The Roles of Telomeres and Telomerase
  3. RNA Splicing—Removing Introns after RNA Transcription
  4. RNA Splicing—An Introduction
  5. HIV / AIDS Replication Animation Video

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