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Cell Biology
This paper will enable students to-
- learn fundamentals of the cell and its various components
- study membrane structure and transmembrane transport mechanisms
- understand the physiology of cell organelles
- learn fundamentals of nuclear structure and function
- study the concept of cell division and cellular differentiation
Cell as a basic unit of living system. The Cell theory.
Cell Structure-Eukaryotic cells-Animal cell and Plant cell,
Prokaryotic cell - Bacteria, Mycoplasma.
Different cell types.
Cell membrane structure.
Cell membrane models-Unit membrane model and Singer and Nicholson’s model.
Passive and Active transport through cell membrane.
Structure and function of cell organelles- Nucleus, Golgi Bodies, Endoplasmic reticulum (rough and smooth), Ribosome, Mitochondria, Chloroplast, Lysosomes, and Micro bodies.
Chromosomes-chemical composition and structural organization, Polytene and Lamp brush chromosomes.
Cytoplasmic filaments-Microfilaments, Intermediate filaments, microtubule, Myosin filaments.
Amoeboid movement, cilia and flagella.
Cell division and cell cycle (including cell synchrony and asynchrony), centrioles,
Cell-cell junctions.
Cellular differentiation (e.g. RBC), Cell specialization-structure and function of Muscle and Nerve cell.
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