Cell Biology

Paper Code: 
BTE 202
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45
Objective: 

  This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. Learn fundamentals of the cell and its various components
  2. study membrane structure and transmembrane transport mechanisms
  3. understand the physiology of cell organelles
  4. learn fundamentals of nuclear structure and function
  5. study the concept of cell division and cellular differentiation

                                                                             

Course Outcomes (COs): 

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

BTE 202

Cell Biology

CO 20 Learn fundamentals of the cell and its various components

 

CO 21  Study membrane structure and transmembrane transport mechanisms

 

CO 22 understand the physiology of cell organelles

 

CO 23 Learn fundamentals of nuclear structure and function

 

CO 24 Study the concept of cell division and cellular differentiation

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, presentations

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

 

C A test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Classroom interaction

 

 
7.00
Unit I: 
Cell structure

Cell as a basic unit of living system, The Cell theory.Structure of different cell types -Eukaryotic cells- Animal cell and Plant cell; Prokaryotic cell - Bacteria, Mycoplasma.

7.00
Unit II: 
Cell membrane and Transmembrane Transport

Cell membrane structure. Cell membrane models-Unit membrane model and Singer and Nicholson’s model. Passive and Active transport through cell membrane.

 

10.00
Unit III: 
Cell organelles

Structure and function of cell organelles- Nucleus, Golgi Bodies, Endoplasmic reticulum (rough and smooth), Ribosome, Mitochondria, Chloroplast, Lysosomes, and Micro bodies.

 

11.00
Unit IV: 
Nucleus and Cell motility

Chromosomes-chemical composition and structural organization, Polytene and Lamp brush chromosomes. Cytoplasmic filaments-Microfilaments, Intermediate filaments, microtubule, cilia and flagella.

 

10.00
Unit V: 
Cell cycle, Division and Specialization

Cell division and cell cycle, centrioles, Cell-cell junctions. Cellular differentiation and specialization (Muscle and Nerve cell).

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

 

  1. Cell & Molecular Biology, 8th edition, E D P Roberties & E M F Roberties,  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
  2. Cell and Molecular Biology, 3rd edition, P Sheeler and D E Bianchi, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1987
  3. Cell Biology: Organelle Structure and Function, D E Sadava, Panima Publisher Corporation, 2004

 

REFERENCES: 
  1. Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments, 4th edition, G  Karp, John Wiley & sons, Inc., 2005
  2. The cell, 5th edition, R C Swanson and P C Webster , Prentice hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 1990
  3. The cell. A Molecular Approach, 4th edition, G H Cooper and R E Hausman, ASM Press, 2007
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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