Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : LS2401 : Cell and Molecular Biology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bijesh Kumar Biswal
Syllabus
Introduction to cell, Cell theory, Cell ultrastructure of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes, Nucleus, Cell organelles, Cytoskeleton, Plasma membrane, Extracellular matrix, DNA and Chromosome, Euchromatin, Heterochromatin, Telomere, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Chromosomal organization, DNA replication – Semiconservative, Discontinuous and Bidirectional replication of circular and linear DNA, Central Dogma, Transcription, Translation, Gene regulation, Cell cycle, Cell division, Programmed cell death, Cellular Communication and Signalling.
Course Objectives
- To study the structure ad function of cell.
- To understand the molecular mechanism of various process in the cell.
Course Outcomes
Students will be able to differentiate various cellular structures. <br />Students will be able to discuss functions of cellular organelles. <br />Students will acquire knowledge about cell cycle, cellular trafficking and chromosomes.
Essential Reading
- Rastogi SC, Cell and Molecular Biology, 3rd edition (2016), New Age International, New Delhi, ISBN-9788122430790
- Paul Ajoy, Textbook of cell and molecular biology, 3rd edition (2015), Books and Allied, Kolkata, ISBN-9789384294571
Supplementary Reading
- Sheeler Phillip, Cell and Molecular Biology, 3rd edition (2010), Wiley, New Delhi, ISBN-9788126521050
- Cooper Geoffrey M, Cell: a Molecular Approach, 4th edition (2007), ASM Press, Washington, ISBN-9780878932207