Christ University Biotechnology

Can you provide me the syllabus of Bachelor of Science (B Sc) in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Zoology (BCZ) course offered by Christ University?

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Christ University is a private 'Deemed to be University' in Bangalore which was founded in 1969. It was ranked in the top 10 in Science, Arts, Commerce and Law. In 2014 India Today ranking, Christ University ranked 1st in BBA, 6th in Arts, 4th in Science and 4th in Commerce and 12th in Law.

Syllabus

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Cell and its internal Organization

Cell as a basic unit of life, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell, Cell theory, Cell Organelles: Endoplasmic reticulum – Rough and Smooth - Structure and functions, Golgi complex- Structure and functions, Protein trafficking, Mitochondria – Structure and functions, cellular respiration (Glycolysis and Krebs cycle), Endosymbiont theory, Chloroplast- structure, Photosynthesis- Light and Dark reactions, C3, C4 and CAM plants, Ribosomes- structure, types and functions, Lysosomes- types and functions, Microbodies- functions of Peroxisomes and Glyoxisomes, Cytoskeletal structures (Microtubules, Microfilaments and Intermediate filaments), Cytosol - properties, significance of water in cells, Plant cell wall- structure and composition

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:5
Nucleus and nuclear organization

Structure of nucleus and nuclear pore complex, nucleolus, nucleoplasm. Chromosome - Discovery, structural organization - centromere, telomere, classification based on centromere position, euchromatin and heterochromatin, chemical composition. Nucleosome model of chromosome, histones – types and function, Special types of chromosomes - Polytene and Lampbrush chromosome).

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Plasma membrane and its functions

Structure of Plasma membrane – David Nicholson and Sanger’s model, functions, Transport mechanisms- Passive transport (Osmosis and Diffusion- simple and facilitated) & Active transport (Permeases, Sodium Potassium pump, Calcium ATPase pumps, lysosomal and vacuolar membrane ATP dependent proton pumps; uniport, symport and antiport, Exocytosis and endocytosis- mechanism, Receptor-mediated endocytosis – LDL transport, Modifications of plasma membrane (Microvilli, Gap junction, Tight junctions, Desmosomes)

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
Ion Channels and Signal Transduction

Types of Ion-channels; Ligand-gated and Voltage-gated ion channels; Ion channel defects; Actin, myosin, excitation - contraction coupling, relaxation; Signal transduction using G protein coupled receptors (cAMP secondary messenger system)
Unit-5
Teaching Hours:11
Cell Cycle and chromosomal variations

Cell cycle - stages and significance of each stage,types of cell division (mitosis & meiosis); control of cell division, cancer, causes, oncogenes and protoncogenes, apoptosis or programmed cell death, Karyotype in man – ideogram, Barr Body, Lyons hypothesis, General account of structural and numerical aberrations with examples – Inherited disorders - allosomal (Klinefelter syndrome and Turner’s syndrome), Autosomal (Down syndrome and Cri-Du-Chat syndrome), Ploidy- euploids and aneuploids, Polploidy, Chromosomal evolution of wheat.

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:6
Mendelism and Cytoplasmic Inheritance

Mendel’s work, laws of heredity- Law of dominance, Law of segregation and Law of independent assortment, Test cross, Incomplete dominance and simple problems, Plastid inheritance in Mirabilis jalapa, petite characters in yeast and kappa particles in Paramecium.

Unit-7
Teaching Hours:7
Interaction of Genes

Supplementary factors - Comb pattern in fowls, Complementary genes - Flower colour in sweet peas, Multiple factors – Skin colour in human beings, Epistasis: Plumage colour in poultry, Multiple allelism: Blood groups in human beings.

Unit-8
Teaching Hours:6
Sex Determination in animals, Linkage and Crossing Over

Concepts of allosomes and autosomes, XX-XY, XX-XO, ZW-ZZ, ZO-ZZ types of sex determination, Genic balance theory in Drososphila - superfemales, supermales, hermaphrodites, Coupling and repulsion hypothesis, Linkage in maize and Drosophila, Mechanism of crossing over and its importance, Chromosome mapping – Crossover percentage and Map units, Construction of Linkage map in maize.