Description

Each book in the Surfing series contains a summary, with occasional more detailed sections, of all the mandatory parts of the syllabus, along with questions and answers.
All types of questions – multiple choice, short response, structured response and free response – are provided.
Questions are written in exam style so that you will become familiar with the concepts of the topic and answering questions in the required way.
Answers to all questions are included.
A topic test at the end of the book contains an extensive set of summary questions. These cover every aspect of the topic, and are useful for revision and exam practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Words to Watch
1 Assumed Knowledge
2 Discovering DNA
3 The Structure of DNA
4 Activity – Making a Model of DNA
5 DNA in the Nucleus and Organelles
6 Genome, DNA and Bioinformatics
7 DNA Replication
8 DNA Repairs Itself
9 The Beadle and Tatum Experiment
10 Introns and Exons
11 Gene Expression
12 Polypeptide Synthesis – Transcription
13 Polypeptide Synthesis – Translation
14 Activity – Making a Model of Protein Synthesis
15 Protein Structure
16 Polar and Non-Polar Amino Acids
17 The Role of Proteins in Human Biology
18 Phenotype and Epigenetics
19 Genetic Profiling and Screening
20 The Cell Cycle
21 Mitosis and Cytokinesis
22 Experiment – Investigating Mitosis
23 The Need for Mitosis
24 Stem Cells
25 Stem Cell Research
26 Tumours and Cancers
27 Meiosis
28 Processes in Meiosis
29 Non-Disjunction
30 Case Study – Down Syndrome
31 Experiment – Investigating Meiosis
32 Comparing Meiosis and Mitosis
33 Fertilisation
34 The Male Reproductive System
35 The Female Reproductive System
36 Male and Female Hormones
37 Spermatogenesis
38 Oogenesis
39 Menstrual and Ovarian Cycles
40 Conception and Pregnancy
41 Play – Cell Productions
42 Germ Layers and Embryonic Development
43 Birth
44 After the Birth
45 Contraception
46 Lifestyle Choices and Foetal Development
47 Mutagens
48 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
49 Reproductive Technologies
50 Genetic Screening
51 Screening Embryos
52 Pap Smears and Breast Screening
53 Prostate Cancer
54 Genome, Gene and Allele
55 Gregor Mendel and His Experiments
56 Writing Genotypes
57 Probability Models
58 Variation in Genotype
59 Karyotyping
60 Sex Chromosomes
61 Polygenic Inheritance
62 Pedigrees
63 Codominance
64 Multiple Alleles
65 Morgan and Sex-Linkage
66 Human Blood Groups and Rhesus Factor
67 Autosomal Genetic Diseases
68 Sex-Linked Genetic Diseases
69 DNA Profiling
70 Technology for DNA Profiling
71 Implications of Genetic Testing
72 The Human Genome Project
Topic Test
Answers
Index