Summer Research Week 5 (08/01 - 08/05)

Since you have not taken the AP Bio yet, I believe that the best assignment for you now will be strengthen your biology foundation (especially in Genetics and Molecular Biology). Please download the following book: An Introduction to Genetic Analysis in pdf format and browsing through:

• Chapter 6- From Gene to Phenotype,  
• Chapter 7- DNA: Structure and Replication,  
• Chapter 8- RNA: Transcription and Processing,  
• Chapter 9- Proteins and their Synthesis, and  
• Chapter 10- Regulation of Gene Transcription. 

Get the main concepts and terminologies without worrying about the details. Take notes on the definitions of key vocabularies, and document the important processes. The reading covers lots of pages. If you need two weeks to do it, you may extend your time. This reading will give you what you need to read the more advanced research literature.