CELL BIOLOGY

Paper Code: 
24ZOL501(C)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
Course objectives:
This course will enable the students to –
1. Analyze the structures and purpose of basic components of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, especially macromolecules, membranes, and organelles.
2. Distinguish the function, composition and properties of the plasma membrane.
3. Interpret the principles of the cell theory, the importance of the nucleus and its components.
4. Explain the process of cell division and its regulatory checkpoints.
5. Illustrate the role of the cytoskeleton.
 

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching 

strategies

Assessment

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Course Code

Course Title

24DZOL501(C)

 

CELL BIOLOGY (Theory)

 

 

CO 73: Analyse the functioning of nucleus and extra nuclear organelles and understand the intricate cellular mechanisms involved.

CO 74: Develop an understanding how cells work in healthy and diseased states and to give a ‘health forecast’ by analyzing the genetic database and cell information.

CO 75: Investigate the importance of the nucleus and its components.

CO 76: Perceive detailed knowledge about the process of cell division and its regulatory checkpoints.

CO 77: Examine the three primary components of the cell’s cytoskeleton and how they affect cell shape, function, and movement.

CO78:Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

The approach in teaching: Interactive 

Lectures, Discussion, 

Tutorials, Reading 

assignments,Demonstration, Team teaching Learning 

activities for 

the students:

Self-learning 

assignments, Effective 

questions, 

Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Chart preparation

Assessment 

Strategies

Class test, 

Semester end 

examinations, 

Quiz, Solving 

problems in 

tutorials, 

Assignments, 

Presentation.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Cell diversity and Structure
Diversity of Cell Size & shape
Cell theory
Structure and difference in Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic cells(Animal and Plant)
Cell membrane: Chemical composition, membrane models
 

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Cell membrane functions
Active and Passive transport across membranes
Pinocytosis, Phagocytosis
Endocytosis, Exocytosis
Cell Junctions
 
12.00
Unit III: 
Cell Organelles: Structure and Function
Endoplasmic reticulum
 Mitochondria
 Golgi complex
 Ribosome
 Lysosomes
 Peroxisomes
12.00
Unit IV: 
Nucleus
Nucleus: Nuclear Envelope, Nucleolus
Cell cycle(S, G1,G2,M phase)
Mitosis: Phases & process of mitosis
Meiosis: Phases & Process of meiosis
12.00
Unit V: 
Cytoskeleton
Microfilament
Microtubules(Cilia & flagella)
Intermediate filaments 
centrioles
Vesicular traffic in the secretory and endocytic pathways (GERL)
Essential Readings: 
ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
● Cell Biology by C.B. Powar; Himalaya Publishing House. 
● Cell Biology by Dr. B. S. Tomar Dr. S. P. Singh Rastogi Publications-Meerut. ISBN 10:  8171337538 ISBN 13: 9788171337538 
● Cell Biology Genetics Molecular Biology, Evolution and Ecology by PS Verma, VK Agarwal. s chand publisher private limited india. 14th Edition 
● Cell biology by Veer bala Rastogi Medtech; 1st edition ISBN-10 : 8195237258; ISBN 13: 978-8195237258 
 
SUGGESTIVE READINGS: 
● Karp, G. (2010). Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments. VI Edition.  John Wiley and Sons. Inc. 
● De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. (2006). Cell and Molecular Biology. VIII Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia. 
● Cooper, G.M. and Hausman, R.E. (2009). The Cell: A Molecular Approach. V Edition.  ASM Press and Sunderland, Washington, D.C.; Sinauer Associates, MA. 
● Becker, W.M., Kleinsmith, L.J., Hardin. J. and Bertoni, G. P. (2009). The World of the Cell. VII Edition. Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishing, San Francisco. 
● Bruce Albert, Bray Dennis, Levis Julian, Raff Martin, Roberts Keith and Watson James (2008). Molecular Biology of the Cell, V Edition, Garland publishing Inc., New York and London. 
 
e-RESOURCES:
 
JOURNALS: 
● Journal of Cell Biology 
● Current Opinion in Cell Biology 
● International Journal of Cell Biology
Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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