About this course:

  • Course Name: Evolution and Genetics
  • Course Code: BT 2151H
  • L-T-P-C : 3-0-0-3
  • Syllabus: NaN
  • Course Type: Core course


    • Evolution and Genetics

    Description:

    Preamble :

    Understanding evolution and genetics is essential to studying life sciences. This course explores the origin of life, the principles of evolution as proposed by Charles Darwin, and the fundamental concepts of genetics. It covers the structure and organization of cells, their components, and the biomolecules that make up living organisms.

    Students will learn about genes, chromosomes, and Mendelian genetics, which explain how traits are inherited. The course also introduces DNA structure, replication, and the central dogma of molecular biology, which describes the processes of transcription and translation. Finally, the students will gain insights into genetic diseases.

    Syllabus :

    Origin of life; Darwin’s theory of evolution; Cell as the structural and functional unit of life: cell and tissue organization, cell organelles, and their structures; Basic biomolecules of the cell. Genes and chromosomes: Mendelian genetics, DNA structure; Central dogma of molecular biology: DNA replication, transcription and translation; Genetic diseases

    Text Books :

    1. Alberts, B. (2022). Molecular Biology of the Cell (7 ed.). W. W. Norton & Company
    2. Snustad, D. P. & Simmons, M. J. (2015). Principles of Genetics (7 ed.). Wiley

    Reference Books :

    1. Hopkins, N., Roberts, J. W., Steitz, J. A., Watson, J. & Weiner, A. M. (1987). Molecular Biology of the Gene (7 ed.). Benjamin Cummings
    2. Hall, B. K. (2011). Evolution: Principles and Processes (1 ed.). Jones & Bartlett
    3. Cox, M. M., Doudna, J. A. & O'Donnell, M. (2015). Molecular Biology: Principles and Practice (2 ed.). W. H. Freeman