Summer Research Week 2 & 3 (07/11 - 07/15 & 07/18 - 07/22)

Since you will be on a trip with limited internet access, I believe that the best assignment for you will be using the time to enhance and build your biology foundation (especially in Genetics and Molecular Biology). Please download the following book: An Introduction to Genetic Analysis in pdf format and carry that with you.

• 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. Since you haven't taken AP Biology yet, this reading will give you what you need to read the more advanced research literature.