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4. Report on a visit to a National Park/Biodiversity Park/Wildlife Sanctuary.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. Odum, E.P. and Barrett G. W. (2008). Fundamentals of Ecology. Indian Edition (5th).
Publisher: Brooks/Cole.
2. Smith T. M. and Smith R. L. (2015). Elements of Ecology. 9th International Edition.
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings.
3. Saha G.K. and Mazumdar S. (2020) Wildlife Biology, An Indian Perspective. Publisher:
PHI Learning Private Limited
4. Zimmer C. and Emlen D. J., (2013) 1st Edition. Evolution: Making Sense of Life, Roberts
& Co.
5. Futuyma, Douglas and Mark, Kirkpatrick (2017) 3rd Edition. Evolutionary Biology,
Oxford University Press

HIGHER & APPLIED AREA MINOR COURSES:

Zoo.414 Cytogenetics 3+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this course is -
 The very purpose of this course is to acquaint the students with cell cycle and architecture
of chromosome in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and their gene regulation
 This course aims to impart knowledge of various mechanisms of cell functioning.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

This course will enable the students to:
 Get well acquaint with the concept of cell and related functioning and its genetics.

THEORY (45 Hours)

UNIT I: (15 Hours)
Chromosome Organization: Structure of chromosomes, DNA packaging and Metaphase
chromosomes, centromere, kinetochore, telomere and its importance, Heterochromatin and
euchromatin, Chromosome banding, Polytene and lampbgrush chromosomes. Sex chromosomes,
sex determination and dosage compensation in Drosophila and human. Structure and functions of
cell and its organelles (Nucleus, plasma membrane, mitochondria, Golgi bodies, endoplasmic
reticulumn, ribosomes and lysosomes).

UNIT II: (15 Hours)
Mendelian and non-Mendelian Inheritance: Mendelian inheritance and its modification, Maternal
effect, Epigenetic inheritance, Extranuclear inheritance, Variation cbromosome structure and
number. Genetic linkage mapping using molecular markers, cell cycle and its regulation; Protein
sorting in ER, Golgi and targeting of proteins to Mitochondria, secretory and endocytotic
pathway; Cell-Cell signalling: Cell surface receptors, Second messenger system, MAP kinase
pathways, Signalling from plasma membrane to nucleus.

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