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NON CHORDATE I :

Protists To Eudocoelomates

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NON CHORDATE II :

Coelomates

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CHORDATA

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ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

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BIOCHEMISTRY

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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CELL BIOLOGY

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ECOLOGY

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ANIMAL  PHYSIOLOGY Life sustaining systems

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COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATES

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IMMUNOLOGY

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PRINCIPLE OF
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DEVELOPMENTAL
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EVOLUTIONARY
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Core Course (CC)

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Cnidaria

â–ºGeneral characteristics

â–ºClassification up to classes

â–ºMetagenesis in Obelia

â–ºPolymorphism in Cnidaria

â–ºCorals and coral reef—

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Ctenophora

â–ºGeneral characteristics

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Platyhelminthes

â–ºGeneral characteristics

â–ºClassification up to classes

â–ºLife cycle and pathogenicity and control measures —

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Nematoda

â–ºGeneral characteristics

â–ºClassification up to classes

â–ºLife cycle and pathogenicity and control measures —

â–ºParasitic adaptations in helminthes

â–ºOrigin and evolution of parasitic helminthes

NON CHORDATE I : PROTISTS TO PSEUDOCOELOMATES

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Introduction

â–ºEvolution of Coelom

Annelida

â–º General characteristics and Classification up to classes (Ruppert and Barnes, 1994)

â–º Excretion in Annelida through nephridia

â–º Metamerism in Annelida.

 

Arthropoda

â–º General characteristics and Classification up to classes (Ruppert and Barnes, 1994)

â–º Insect Eye (Cockroach only)

â–º Respiration in Prawn and Cockroach

â–º Metamorphosis in Lepidopteran Insects

â–º Social life in Termite

 

Onychophora

â–º General characteristics and Evolutionary significance

Mollusca

â–º General characteristics and Classification up to classes (Ruppert and Barnes, 1994)

â–º Nervous system in Pila sp

â–º Torsion in Gastropoda

â–º Feeding and respiration in Pila sp

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Echinodermata

â–º General characteristics and Classification up to classes (Ruppert and Barnes, 1994)

â–º Water-vascular system in Asterias

â–º Echinoderm larva and affinities with chordates

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Hemichordata

â–º General characteristics of phylum Hemichordata.

â–º Relationship with non-chordates and chordates

NON CHORDATE II : COELOMATES

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Introduction to Chordates

â–ºGeneral characteristics and outline classification of Phylum Chordata (Young, 1981)

Protochordata

â–º General characteristics and classification of sub- phylum Urochordata and Cephalochordata up to Classes (Young, 1981).

â–º Metamorphosis in Ascidia.

â–º Chordate Features, structure of pharynx and        feeding in Branchiostoma

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Agnatha

â–º General characteristics and classification of    cyclostomes up to order (Young, 1981)

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Pisces

â–º General characteristics and classification up          to living sub classes (Young, 1981)

â–º Accessory respiratory organ

â–º Migration in fishes

â–º Parental care in fishes

â–º Swim bladder in fishes.

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Amphibia

â–º General characteristics and classification up to      living Orders (Young, 1981)

â–º Metamorphosis

â–º Paedomorphosis

â–º Parental care in Amphibia

Reptilia

â–º General characteristics and classification up to living Orders (Young, 1981)

â–º Poison apparatus and Biting mechanism in        Snake.

â–º Poisonous & Non-Poisonous snake.

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Aves

â–º General characteristics and classification up to  living Sub-Classes (Young, 1981).

â–º Exoskeleton and migration in Birds

â–º Principles and aerodynamics of flight

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Mammals

â–º General characteristics and classification up    to living Sub-Classes (Young, 1981).

â–º Exoskeleton derivatives of mammals

â–º Adaptive radiation in mammals with reference  to locomotory appendages

â–º Echolocation in Micro chiropterans

CHORDATA

CHORDATES

TISSUES

â–º Structure

â–º Location

â–º Classification and functions of epithelial tissue

â–º Classification and functions of connective tissue

â–º Classification and functions of muscular tissue

â–º Classification and functions of nervous tissue

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BONE AND CARTILAGE

â–º Structure and types of bones

â–º Structure and types cartilages

â–º Ossification

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NERVOUS SYSTEM

â–º Structure of neuron

â–º Resting membrane potential

â–º Origin of action potential and its propagation across the myelinated and non-myelinated nerve fibres

â–º Types of synapse

â–º Synaptic transmission and Neuromuscular junction

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MUSCULAR SYSTEM

â–º Histology of different types of muscle

â–º Ultra-structure of skeletal muscle

â–º Molecular and chemical basis of muscle contraction

â–º Characteristics of muscle fibre

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

â–º Histology of mammalian testis and ovary

â–º Physiology of mammalian reproduction

â–º Menstrual cycle

â–º Estrous cycle

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

â–º Histology and function:

â–º Thyroid

â–º Pancreas

â–º Adrenal

â–º Function of pituitary

â–º Classification of hormones

â–º Mechanism of Hormone action

â–º Signal transduction pathways

â–º Steroidal hormones

â–º Non- steroidal hormones

â–º Hypothalamus (neuroendocrine gland)

â–º Principal

â–º Nuclei involved in neuroendocrine control of anterior pituitary

â–º Placental hormones

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY : CONTROLLING AND CO-ORDINATING SYSTEM

ANI PHY

CARBOHYDRATES

â–º Structure and Biological importance:

â–º Derivatives of Monosaccharides

â–º Carbohydrate metabolism:

 

LIPIDS

â–º Structure and Significance:

â–º Eicosanoids and terpinoids

â–º Lipid metabolism:

â–º Fatty acid biosynthesis

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PROTEINS

â–º Amino acids:

â–º Protein metabolism:

 

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NUCLEIC ACIDS

â–º Structure of Purines, Pyrimidines

â–º Nucleosides and Nucleotides

â–º Nucleic Acid Metabolism

â–º Catabolism of adenosine, guanosine, cytosine and thymine

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ENZYMES

â–º Nomenclature and classification

â–º Cofactors

â–º Specificity of enzyme action

â–º Isozymes

â–º Mechanism of enzyme action;

â–º Enzyme kinetics

â–º Derivation of Michaelis-Menten equation

â–º Lineweaver-Burk plot

â–º Factors affecting rate of enzyme-catalyzed reactions; Enzyme inhibition.

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OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION

â–º Redox systems

â–º Mitochondrial respiratory chain

â–º Inhibitors and un-couplers of Electron Transport System

BIOCHEMISTRY

BIOCHEM

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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Plasma Membrane

â–º Ultra-structure and composition of Plasma membrane

â–º Fluid mosaic model

â–º Transport across membrane:

â–º Active and Passive transport

â–º Facilitated transport

â–º Cell junctions:

â–º Tight junctions

â–º Gap junctions

â–º Desmosomes

Cytoplasmic organelles I

â–º Structure and Functions:

â–º Endoplasmic Reticulum

â–º Golgi Apparatus

â–º Lysosomes

â–º Protein sorting and mechanisms of vesicular transport

Cytoplasmic organelles II

â–º Mitochondria

â–º Peroxisomes

â–º Centrosome:

â–º Cytoskeleton

â–º Nucleus

â–º Chromatin:

â–º Cell Cycle

â–º Cancer

â–º Cell Signalling

CELL BIOLOGY

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ECOLOGY

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Unit 1: Physiology of Digestion

â–ºStructural organisation and function of gastro-intestinal tract; Mechanical and chemical digestion of food, absorption of Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins in Human

Unit 2: Physiology of Respiration

â–ºMechanism of Respiration, Respiratory volumes and capacities, transport of Oxygen and Carbon dioxide in blood, Dissociation curves and the factors influencing it, respiratory pigments; Carbon monoxide poisoning

Unit 3: Physiology of Circulation 

â–ºStructure and functions of haemoglobin; Blood clotting system; Haematopoiesis; Basic steps and its regulation; Blood groups; ABO and Rh factor

Unit 4: Physiology of Heart

â–ºCoronary Circulation, Structure and working of conducting myocardial fibres, Origin and conduction of cardiac impulses; Cardiac Cycle and cardiac output

Unit 5: Thermoregulation & Osmoregulation

â–ºThermal regulation in camel and polar bear, Osmoregulation in aquatic vertebrates

Unit 6: Renal Physiology 

â–ºStructure of Kidney and its functional unit, Mechanism of urine formation, Regulation of acidbase Balance

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY LIFE SUSTAINING SYSTEMS

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COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATES

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Unit 1: Overview of Immune System 

â–ºIntroduction – concept of health and disease, Cells and organs of the Immune system

Unit 2: Innate and Adaptive Immunity 

â–ºAnatomical barriers, Inflammation, Cell and molecules involved in innate immunity, Adaptive immunity (Cell mediated and humoral).

Unit 3: Antigens 

â–ºAntigenicity and immunogenicity, Immunogens, Adjuvants and haptens, Factors influencing immunogenicity, B and T-Cell epitopes

Unit 4: Immunoglobulins 

â–ºGeneral plan of circulation, Comparative account of heart and aortic arches

Unit 5: Major Histocompatibility Complex

â–ºStructure and functions of MHC molecules, Structure of T cell Receptor and its signalling, T cell development & selection

Unit 6: Cytokines 

â–ºTypes, properties and functions of cytokines.

Unit 7: Complement System 

â–ºComponents and pathways of complement activation.

Unit 8: Hypersensitivity 

â–ºGell and Coombs’ classification and brief description of various types of hypersensitivities.

Unit 9: Vaccines 

â–ºVarious types of vaccines, Active & passive immunization (Artificial and natural).

IMMUNOLOGY

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PRINCIPLE OF GENETICS

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Unit 1: Mendelian Genetics and its Extension 

â–ºPrinciples of inheritance, Incomplete dominance and co-dominance, Epistasis, Multiple alleles, Isoallele (White eye mutations), Pseudoallele (Lozenge Locus) & Cis-trans test for allelism, Lethal alleles, Pleiotropy, Penetrance & Expressivity

Unit 2: Linkage, Crossing Over and Linkage Mapping 

â–ºLinkage and Crossing, Complete & Incomplete Linkage, Measuring Recombination frequency and linkage map construction using three factor crosses, Interference and coincidence Sex linkage in Drosophila (White eye locus) & Human (Haemophilia)

Unit 3: Mutations 

â–ºTypes of gene mutations (Classification), Types of chromosomal aberrations (Classification with one suitable example from Drosophila and Human of each), variation in chromosome number; Nondisjunction of X chromosome in Drosophila; Non-disjunction of Human Chromosome 21. Molecular basis of mutations in relation to UV light and chemical mutagens. Mutation detection in Drosophila by attached X method. Biochemical mutation detection in Neurospora.

Unit 4: Sex Determination 

â–ºMechanisms of sex determination in Drosophila and in man; Dosage compensation in Drosophila & Human

Unit 5: Extra-chromosomal Inheritance 

â–ºKappa particle in Paramoecium, Shell spiralling in snail 

Unit 6: Genetic Fine Structure 

â–ºComplementation test in Bacteriophage (Benzer’s experiment on rII locus)

Unit 7: Transposable Genetic Elements 

â–ºIS element in bacteria, Ac-Ds elements in maize and P elements in Drosophila, LINE, SINE, Alu elements in humans

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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Unit 1: Early Embryonic Development 

â–ºGametogenesis: Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis (sea urchin & mammal); Types of eggs, Egg membranes; Fertilization in sea urchin and mammal; Planes and patterns of cleavage; Types of Blastula [frog and chick]; Fate map in chick embryo, fate mapping using vital dye and radioactive technique; Gastrulation in frog and chick; Embryonic induction and organizers in Xenopus (Spemann & Mangold’s experiment).

Unit 2: Late Embryonic Development 

â–ºExtra-embryonic membranes in Chick; Implantation of embryo in humans, Placenta (Structure, types and functions of placenta)

Unit 3: Post Embryonic Development

â–ºDevelopment of brain and Eye in Chick. Molecular Induction in Brain and Eye development.

Unit 4: Implications of Developmental Biology 

â–ºIn vitro fertilization (IVF), Stem cell: Concept of potency, types, markers and applications of stem cell therapy in bone marrow transplantation and cartilage regeneration

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

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Unit 1: Origin of Life (Chemical basis), RNA world hypothesis

Unit 2 : Historical review of Evolutionary concepts: Lamarkism, Darwinism and Neo Darwinism

Unit 3: Geological time scale, Fossil: types and age determination by Carbon dating, Evolution of horse

Unit 4: Natural Selection: Modes with Example

Unit 5: Species concept, Isolating mechanisms, modes of speciation; Speciation by chromosome rearrangement in Drosophila. Adaptive radiation/macroevolution (exemplified by Galapagos finches).

Unit 6: Origin and Evolution of Man, Unique Hominid characteristics contrasted with primate Characteristic

Unit 7: Population genetics: Hardy-Weinberg Law; factors disrupting H-W equilibrium (Genetic Drift, Migration and Mutation and Selection in changing allele frequencies (only derivations required). Simple problems related to estimation of allelic and gene frequencies.

Unit 8 : Extinction, back ground and mass extinctions, detailed example of K-T extinction

Unit 9 : Phylogenetic trees, construction and interpretation of Phylogenetic tree using parsimony, convergent and divergent evolution.

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