Step I good molec cell, genetics book?

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i took step 1 last year and did well, but i'm trying to help my fiancee prepare this year. i think there is a lot more molecular & cell bio and genetics on the exam, which FA doesn't prepare you for. i didn't use anything additional to study this particular topic, but in retrospect, i think it would have been helpful. can anyone recommend a good book for this topic? thanks!
 
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coconut lime said:
i took step 1 last year and did well, but i'm trying to help my fiancee prepare this year. i think there is a lot more molecular & cell bio and genetics on the exam, which FA doesn't prepare you for. i didn't use anything additional to study this particular topic, but in retrospect, i think it would have been helpful. can anyone recommend a good book for this topic? thanks!
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High Yield Molecular Biology. Know it cold!
 
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From what I've heard, I've also noticed that more molecular biology is going into the test questions. I think that this may be because they are trying to make the questions more multi-disciplinary, and it is easier to test on molecular correlates than other subjects (since the question-writers are most often academic individuals with expertise in molecular aspects of their disease - and not necessarily the anatomy!).
 
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OneStrongBro said:
High Yield Molecular Biology. Know it cold!
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I definitely second that one! I asked several students that scored >240 in my school and they all swore by that book as far as molec bio is concerned. I also talked to one girl that got more than 30 molec bio questions dispersed throughout the exam 🙁 Hope that helped 🙂
 
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OneStrongBro said:
High Yield Molecular Biology. Know it cold!
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I took step 1 last summer, and got more molecular bio questions than I ever expected... :scared: HY is the book that helped me most to get through this subject. Best of luck!!!
 
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