BIO 150 Reading Assignments

For Unit I: The gene as the basis of life, read the following:

• Chapter 12, pp. 206-213, for an account of mitosis and the cell cycle
• Chapter 13, pp. 226-235, for an account of meiosis and the alternation between diploid and haploid cells
• Chapter 14, pp. 239-256, for an account of Mendelism and its application to human traits
• Chapter 15, pp. 261-274, for an account of the chromosome theory of heredity and the role of chromosomes in heredity

For Unit II: The biological basis of our human sexuality, read the following:

• Chapter 46, pp. 913-935, for an account of reproductive physiology and anatomy
• Chapter 47, pp. 936-949, for an account of the life cycle from fertilization to early organogenesis

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