Part I: Biochemistry. Nucleic acid structure and organization
DNA replication and repair
Traanscription and RNA processing
The genetic code, mutations, and translation
Regulation of eukaryotic gene expression
Genetic stragies in therapeutics
Techniques of genetic analysis
Amino acids, proteins, and enzymes
Hormones
Vitamins
Energy metabolism
Glycolysis and pyruvate dehydrogenase
Citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
Glycogen, gluconeogenesis, and the hexose monophosphate shunt
Lipid synthesis and storage
Lipid mobilization and catabolism
Amino acid metabolism
Purine and pyrimidine metabolism

Part II: Medical genetics. Single-gene disorders
Population genetics
Cytogenetics
Recombination frequency
Genetic diagnosis