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PRACTICAL (30 Hours)

1. Adaptive modifications in the beaks and feet of birds and mouth parts of insects.
2. Study of fossil evidences from plaster cast models and pictures.
3. Study of homology and analogy from suitable specimens/ pictures.
4. Phylogeny of horse with diagrams/ cut outs of limbs and teeth of horse ancestors.
5. Phylogeny of human being with diagrams/models.
6. Project report on chromosomal and genetic disorders.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. Hall, B. K. and Hallgrimsson, B. (2008). Evolution. IV Edition. Jones and BartlettPublishers.
2. Text book of evolution by Bir Bala Rastogi

Zoo.322 Developmental Biology 3+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this course is -
 The course will provide the students a complete comprehension about the essential
vertebrate developmental biology
 The course will help the students to understand the conundrum of the different levels of
biological complexity by tracing them back to events at the level of genes and genomes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

This course will enable the students to:
 Know the evolution of different concepts in developmental biology.
 Be able to understand the process of gamete formation from stem cell population to
mature ova and sperm. The students will know the differences between Spermatogenesis
and Oogenesis.
 Be able to comprehend the sequence of steps leading to the fusion of gametes and learn the
contribution of sperm and ova to zygote formation
 Be able to understand how polyspermy is avoided in animal kingdom.
 Learn the methods and tools related to developmental biology help to understand different
processes of embryogenesis

THEORY(45 Hours)

UNIT-I: (15 Hours)
Introduction to developmental Biology, Historical perspective including contributions by eminent
scientists and landmark experiments in the field of Developmental Biology, Early Development,
Blastulation and Gastrulation: Types of eggs, gametogenesis; spermatogenesis and oogenesis;
process offertilization, Fast and slow blocks to Polyspermy

UNIT-II: (15 Hours)
Cleavage and its types, Process of blastulation and gastrulation in Amphioxus, frog and chick; Fate
map construction in frog and chick; Metamorphosis in frog
UNIT-III: (15 Hours)

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