Details of LS1201 (Spring 2017)
Level: 1 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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LS1201 | Introduction to Biology II | Annagiri Sumana, Mohit Prasad |
Syllabus |
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Mendelian genetics;
Drosophila genetics- Introduction to Drosophila life cycle, polytene chromosomes, Drosophila transposons, common mutations, Recombination, importance of drosophila as a genetic model system, Mendelian principles, Extensions of Mendelian principles, Gene mapping methods Pedigree analysis, Genetic diseases. Why evolution is true: evidence for evolution in nature, fossils, the geological time scale, the origin of life on earth, important events in the evolutionary history of life, Tree of Life. Theories of evolution: Lamarckism, Darwinism, neo-darwinism. Mechanisms of evolution: Populations, gene frequencies, equilibrium, mutation, migration, selection. |
References |
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RECOMMENDED TEXT
1. Introduction to Genetic Analysis (9th Edition), A.J.F. Griffihs, R Wessler, Richard C Lewontin & Sean B Carroll. W. H . Freeman & Company 2. Principles of genetics, 8th Edition, Gardner /Simmons/ Snustad. John wiley & sons Inc 3. Genetics 3rd edition Monroe W StrickbergerPrentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd. New Delhi 4. Evolution, Second Edition (2009). Douglas J. Futuyma, Sinauer Associates |
Course Credit Options
Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 2 | Not Allowed |
2 | IP | 4 | Not Allowed |
3 | IP | 6 | Not Allowed |
4 | MR | 2 | Not Allowed |
5 | MR | 4 | Not Allowed |
6 | MS | 2 | Core |
7 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |
8 | RS | 2 | Not Allowed |