The perfect way to assess your knowledge for the USMLE Step 1 and biochemistry and genetics course exams!Biochemistry and Genetics: PreTestgives you 500 USMLE-format questions, answers, and concise but comprehensive explanations of correct and incorrect answer options to boost exam-day performance.

Golder N. Wilson, MD, PhD has spent 27 years in academic medicine, conducting NIH-sponsored laboratory research and being elected to the Society for Pediatric Research. Over the past decade, Dr. Wilson's interests have concerned clinical care and education, with particular focus on parent education and preventive management regarding children with mental disability and birth defect syndromes. He has produced a pioneering book with the developmental pediatrician Carl Cooley, MD: Preventive Management for Children with Birth Defects and Syndromes, published by Cambridge University Press. Dr. Wilson's focus is to interpret patterns of anomalies/genetic disorders pre- and post-natally, and to complement diagnosis with educational information and management checklists that optimize medical care for children with special health care needs.

Preface
Introduction
Note Concerning Disease Examples
Abbreviations
High Yield Facts
DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair
Gene Expression and Regulation
Acid-Base Equilibria, Amino Acids, and Protein Structure
Protein Structure/Function
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Bioenergetics and Energy Metabolism
Lipid, Amino Acid, and Nucleotide Metabolism
Vitamins and Minerals
Hormones and Integrated Metabolism
Inheritance Mechanisms/Risk Calculations
Genetic and Biochemical Diagnosis
Appendix: Metabolic-Genetics Disorders Included as Examples in Questions
Bibliography
Index