Cytology, Genetics And Infectious Diseases (ZOOLOGY)

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Topics

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Lectures (60)

I

Structure and Function of Cell Organelles I

·         Plasma membrane: chemical structure—lipids and proteins

·         Cell-cell interaction: cell adhesion molecules, cellular junctions

·         Endomembrane system: protein targeting and sorting, endocytosis, exocytosis

Introduction to all national and international Biologists (Zoologists) who have contributed/contributing to Zoological and Life Sciences as a mark of tribute to ancient and modern biology will be included as part of the Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)

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II

Structure and Function of Cell Organelles II

·         Cytoskeleton: microtubules, microfilaments, intermediate filaments

·         Mitochondria: Structure, oxidative phosphorylation

·         Peroxisome and ribosome: structure and function

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III

Nucleus and Chromatin Structure

·         Structure and function of nucleus in eukaryotes

·         Chemical structure and base composition of DNA and RNA

·         DNA supercoiling, chromatin organization, structure of chromosomes

·         Types of DNA and RNA

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IV

Cell cycle, Cell Division and Cell Signalling

·         Cell division: mitosis and meiosis

·         Cell cycle and its regulation, apoptosis

·         Signal transduction: intracellular signaling and cell surface receptors,  via G-protein linked receptors, JAK-STAT pathway

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V

Mendelism and Sex Determination

·         Basic principles of heredity: Mendel’s laws, monohybrid and dihybrid crosses

·         Complete and Incomplete Dominance

·         Penetrance and expressivity

·         Genic Sex-Determining Systems, Environmental Sex Determination, Sex Determination in Drosophila, Sex Determination in Humans

·         Sex-linked characteristics and Dosage compensation

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VI

Extensions of Mendelism, Genes and Environment

·         Extensions of Mendelism: Multiple Alleles, Gene Interaction

·         The Interaction Between Sex and Heredity: Sex-Influenced and SexLimited Characteristics

·         Cytoplasmic Inheritance, Genetic Maternal Effects

·         Genomic Imprinting, Anticipation

·         Interaction Between Genes and Environment: Environmental Effects on Gene Expression, Inheritance of Continuous Characteristics

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VII

Human Chromosomes and Patterns of Inheritance

·         Human karyotype

·         Chromosomal anomalies: Structural and numerical aberrations with examples

·         Pedigree analysis

·         Patterns of inheritance: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive, X-linked dominant

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VIII

Infectious Diseases

·         Introduction to pathogenic organisms: viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and worms.

·         Structure, life cycle, pathogenicity, including diseases, causes, symptoms and control of common parasites: Trypanosoma, Giardia and Wuchereria

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