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Methodology in Science, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (S5 2023)

FIFTH SEMESTER B.Sc. ZOOLOGY PROGRAMME ZOOLOGY CORE COURSE- VIII [Theory]
METHODOLOGY IN SCIENCE, BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS Code: ZOL5B09T

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

CO1 Explain science, its importance, disciplines and the major steps in formulating a hypothesis, various hypothesis models, theory, law and importance of animal models, simulations and virtual testing.

CO2 Illustrate the principles and procedures in designing experiments and elaborate the requirements for carrying out experiments.

CO3 Describe the ethical concerns in practicing science

CO4 Understand the Scope and role of statistics; methods and procedures of sampling; Construction of tables, charts and graphs.

CO5 Calculate central tendency and measures of dispersion and application of its knowledge on hypothesis testing as well as in problem solving.

CO6 Enumerate major biological databases and database search engines.

CO7 Perform DNA and protein sequence analysis, including sequence alignment and sequence similarity search using BLAST, FASTA, CLUSTAL W and CLUSTAL X.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (S5 2023)

Biotechnology, Microbiology and Immunology (S5 2023)

Cell Biology and Genetics (S5 2023)

FIFTH SEMESTER B.Sc. ZOOLOGY PROGRAMME ZOOLOGY CORE COURSE- V [Theory]

CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS Code: ZOL5B06T

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

CO1 Understand the principles and applications of various types of light microscopes, electron, Scanning-tunnelling and Atomic Force microscope and illustrate the histological and histochemical processing of tissues.

CO2 Explain the basic structure of a eukaryotic cell and the structure and functions of plasma membrane, mitochondria, lysosome, cytoskeletal elements and interphase nucleus.

CO3 Illustrate the nucleosome organization of chromatin and higher order structures; structure of chromosomes and giant chromosomes.

CO4 Enumerate eukaryotic cell cycle and cell division by amitosis, mitosis and meiosis.

CO5 Explain the causes of transformation, characteristics of transformed cells and the role of protooncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in malignant transformation; mechanism and significance of apoptosis.

CO6 Enumerate allelic and non-allelic gene interactions; supplementary, complementary, polymeric, duplicate and modifying genes and polygenic inheritance.

CO7 Illustrate multiple allelism and solve problems related to blood group inheritance.

CO8 Explain characteristics of linkage groups and linkage map; crossing over and calculation of recombination frequency; sex-linked, sex-influenced and sex-limited characters; sex differentiation and disorders of sexual development.

CO9 Describe the mechanisms of sex determination including chromosomal, genic, haploid-diploid mechanisms; the hormonal and environmental influence on sex determination and gynandromorphism.

CO10 Explain mutagenesis, mutagens and chromosomal and gene mutations.

CO11 Enumerate the classification and grouping of human chromosomes; numerical and mutational human autosomal and sex chromosomal anomalies; polygenic human traits and genetic counseling.