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CHAPTER 1. ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE CELL<\/strong>
1.1.<\/strong> The Cell \u2014 Life Link
1.2.<\/strong> Origin of Life. Early Ideas
1.3.<\/strong> Formation of Scientific Consepts on the Origin of Life
1.4.<\/strong> Attempts for Abiogenic Synthesis of Organic Compounds
1.5.<\/strong> The “Panspermia” Hypothesis
1.6.<\/strong> Evolution of the Cell
Pre-Cell Evolution
Can Proteins Self-Reproduce?
Is the Genetic Code Universal and Invariable?
Metabolism
1.7.<\/strong> Tracing Life on the Earth
1.8.<\/strong> Are We Alone in the Universe?
CHAPTER 2. THE CELL \u2014 BASIC STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL<\/strong> BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM<\/strong>
2.1.<\/strong> Discovery of the Cell and First Notions of Its Essence and Structure
2.2.<\/strong> Cell Theory
2.3.<\/strong> Later Concepts on the Structural Organization of the Cell.
Discovery of Some Its Organelles
2.4.<\/strong> Discovery of the Discrete Factors of Heredity. The Experiments
of Gregor Mendel
Monohybrid Crossing
Dihybrid Crossing
Intermediary Inheritance of the Features
Polyhybrid Crossing
2.5.<\/strong> Discovery of Nuclein and Elucidation of the Biological Role of
Nucleic Acids
2.6.<\/strong> Chromosome Theory of the Heredity and Organization of the
Genome
2.7.<\/strong> Modern Concepts About the Structure, Functions and Self-Reproduction of Cells
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
The Watson and Crick Model
Some Deviations from the Watson and Crick Model
Carbohydrates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"