Cell Biology and Genetics covers Chapter 1, Unit I (The Cellular Basis of Life), and Unit II (Principles of Inheritance) and contains a customized table of contents and the back matter from Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life. The Cell Biology & Genetics volume includes characteristics of life, scientific methods, basic chemistry, cell biology, metabolism, mitosis and meiosis, classical genetics, human genetics, molecular genetics, recombinant DNA, and genetic engineering.