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Zoology SLM


Syllabus

Semester IAnimal Physiology and Biochemistry
Animal Physiology Nutrition Digestion and absorption of carbohydrate
Respiration
Excretion
Blood vascular system Blood Vascular System, Haemopoiesis
Nervous systemResting and action potential of nerves
Muscular systemTypes of Muscles, Ultra Structure of Skeletal Muscles & Muscle Proteins
BiochemistryIntroduction to biological molecules


Semester II Genetics and Cell Biology
Genetics Genetics Chromosome, Polytene Chromosomes, Human Karyotype, Pedigrees



Cell BiologyProkaryotic and Eukaryotic cells
Structure and functions of following cell organelles
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), Cell Communication, Cell Communication Part 2,


Semester III

Molecular Biology Nucleic acids (DNA & RNA) DNA chemistry, nucleosides, nucleotides, polynucleotide chain, Watson and Crick DNA double helix modelGene Regulation in Prokaryotes
Toxicology

Histology


Semester IV

Microbiology
Microbes  & Human Diseases
Animal Behaviour Communication Communication: Chemical, Visual, Auditory, Electric and tactile, Biological clocks.


Semester V

Non-Chordate
Canal System in Porifera
Chordate
Flightless Birds and Their Distribution


Semester VI

Developmental Biology of Vertebrates


Semester VII








Semester VIII








Semester IX Systematics & Applied Entomology Paper I
Unit I Hemiptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera
Unit II

Unit III

Unit IV

Unit V


Semester X