Note: For the Students taken admission after 2015-16 batch
Paper I. Animal diversity -I (Non-Chordata) & Parasitology
Salient features and outline classification (upto orders) of various Non-chordate Phyla and related types study and topics as covered under respective Phyla.
Non-Chordata
Protozoa: Paramecium and Euglena with particular reference to locomotion, nutrition, osmoregulation and reproduction.
Porifera: Sycon with reference to structure , reproduction and development . Canal system, and affinities of Porifera.
Coelenterata: Aurelia with reference to structure , reproduction and development. Polymorphism in
Coelenterata . A brief account of Corals and Coral reefs.
Helminthes: Fasciola- External features , reproduction and life cycle. Parasitic adaptations in Helminthes.
Annelida: Nereis- External features , excretory organs and reproduction. Metamerism in Annelida, its origin and significance. Parasitic adaptations in Hirudinaria. Trochophore larva and its significance.
Arthropoda:
Palaemon- External features and reproduction .
Peripatus- Its distribution and Zoological importance.
Palaemon- External features and reproduction .
Peripatus- Its distribution and Zoological importance.
Mollusca: Pila- External features , Organs of Pallial complex. Reproduction. A brief account of torsion in Gastropoda.
Echinodermata: Asterias- External features. Water vascular system. Mode of feeding and reproduction.
Parasitology
Taxonomy, morphology (including adaptations), life cycle, pathogenicity and control measures of Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Giardia, Ancylostoma, Ascaris, Filaria (including periodicity) , Schistosoma and Sarcopterus (itch mite)
Cell Biology
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells; Ultrastructure of eukaryotic cell; Plasma membrane (Ultrastructure, chemical composition , models of plasma membrane; Specialisations of plasma membrane , functions of plasma membrane).
Structure and functions of following cell organelles: (a) Mitochondria (b) Ribosomes (c) Lysosomes (d) Centrioles (e) Golgi Complex (f) Endoplasmic reticulum. Structure and functions of Nucleus and nucleolus.
Cell division – (a) Cell cycle (b) Mitosis (Process of mitosis , mitotic poisons and significance of mitosis), (c) Meiosis (Process of meiosis, structure and functions of synaptonemal complex, significance of meiosis). An idea of cell transformation and cancer.
Eukaryotic chromosomes- Structure, chemical composition, classification and uninemic and multinemic concept of chromosome structure.
Structure and functions of polytene and lampbrush chromosomes. Dosage compensation in Drosophila and man; Barr body.
Molecular Biology
Nucleic acids (DNA & RNA): DNA chemistry , nucleosides, nucleotides, polynucleotide chain,Watson and Crick DNA double helix model, identification of genetic material (DNA-as genetic material). RNA-chemistry, genetic and non-genetic RNAs. Elementary knowledge of genetic code . Expression of gene-protein synthesis.
Elementary Biotechnology
Origin and definition , scope and importance , Restriction enzymes and cloning techniques used in recombinant DNA technology, DNA fingerprinting. Biochips. A Brief knowledge of PCR and its significance.
Parasitology
Taxonomy, morphology (including adaptations), life cycle, pathogenicity and control measures of Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Giardia, Ancylostoma, Ascaris, Filaria (including periodicity) , Schistosoma and Sarcopterus (itch mite)
Paper II. Cell Biology , Molecular Biology and Elementary Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells; Ultrastructure of eukaryotic cell; Plasma membrane (Ultrastructure, chemical composition , models of plasma membrane; Specialisations of plasma membrane , functions of plasma membrane).
Structure and functions of following cell organelles: (a) Mitochondria (b) Ribosomes (c) Lysosomes (d) Centrioles (e) Golgi Complex (f) Endoplasmic reticulum. Structure and functions of Nucleus and nucleolus.
Cell division – (a) Cell cycle (b) Mitosis (Process of mitosis , mitotic poisons and significance of mitosis), (c) Meiosis (Process of meiosis, structure and functions of synaptonemal complex, significance of meiosis). An idea of cell transformation and cancer.
Eukaryotic chromosomes- Structure, chemical composition, classification and uninemic and multinemic concept of chromosome structure.
Structure and functions of polytene and lampbrush chromosomes. Dosage compensation in Drosophila and man; Barr body.
Molecular Biology
Nucleic acids (DNA & RNA): DNA chemistry , nucleosides, nucleotides, polynucleotide chain,Watson and Crick DNA double helix model, identification of genetic material (DNA-as genetic material). RNA-chemistry, genetic and non-genetic RNAs. Elementary knowledge of genetic code . Expression of gene-protein synthesis.
Elementary Biotechnology
Origin and definition , scope and importance , Restriction enzymes and cloning techniques used in recombinant DNA technology, DNA fingerprinting. Biochips. A Brief knowledge of PCR and its significance.
Paper III. Taxonomy, Genetics and Evolution
Taxonomy
Introduction to taxonomy and systematics, their relationship and significance . Rules of nomenclature- Binomial and Trinomial . Components of classification – Linnean hierarchy. Species concept – species as a category, kinds of species . An elementary idea of taxonomic methodology.
Genetics
Mendel’s life, Pre-Mendelian experiments, symbols and terminologies, Laws of dominance, segregation and independent assortment.
Introduction to taxonomy and systematics, their relationship and significance . Rules of nomenclature- Binomial and Trinomial . Components of classification – Linnean hierarchy. Species concept – species as a category, kinds of species . An elementary idea of taxonomic methodology.
Genetics
Mendel’s life, Pre-Mendelian experiments, symbols and terminologies, Laws of dominance, segregation and independent assortment.
Linkage: Coupling and repulsion hypothesis, Morgan’s view of linkage, kinds of linkage, chromosome theory of linkage.
Crossing over: Somatic and germinal crossing over, kinds of crossing over, theories of the mechanism of crossing over, significance.
Determination of sex: chromosome mechanism, Genic balance theory, External environment and sex determination. Hormonal control of sex determination.
Sex linked inheritance: Inheritance of X-linked gene (Colour blindness and haemophilia in man) , Sex linkage in Drosophila.
Cytoplasmic inheritance: Inheritance of Plastids, Kappa particles in Paramecium, Extra- chromosomal transmission in Drosophila and Delayed effect of genes.
Mutation: Historical background , chromosomal mutation (Chromosomal aberrations), gene mutations and their interpretation.
Evolution
Brief concept and evidences of evolution. Lamarckism, Darwinism, Synthetic theory of evolution, Evolution at Molecular level (Evolution of proteins and nucleotide sequences). Evolution of man.
Evolution
Brief concept and evidences of evolution. Lamarckism, Darwinism, Synthetic theory of evolution, Evolution at Molecular level (Evolution of proteins and nucleotide sequences). Evolution of man.
"Syllabus of Zoology for B.Sc. I Year, Zoology Syllabus for UG Course in Kumaun University, Syllabus of Zoology BSc. first year."
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