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Note: Lecture Notes are posted during terms that I am teaching sections of Biology 101 and may be updated as the term progresses. Illustrations used in lecture notes are from texts adopted, and used by permission only for illustrating these lecture notes for registered students.
Text chapter references are for Biology: Life on Earth, 7th Edition by Audesirk, Audesirk and Byers.
Introduction to Biology 101 - Chapter 1
Atoms and Molecules - Chapter 2
Biological Molecules - Chapter 3
Cell Structure and Function - Chapter 5
Membrane Structure and Function - Chapter 4
Cell Division - Mitosis - Chapter 11
Inheritance Patterns - Chapter 12
Human Inheritance - Chapter 12
DNA: Structure and Replication - Chapter 9
Gene Expression: DNA to Protein - Chapter 10
Principles of Evolution - Chapters 14, 15 and 16
Evolutionary Mechanisms - Chapters 14, 15 and 16
Methods of Speciation - Chapters 14, 15 and 16
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