MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Paper Code: 
25DZOL802
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

1.    Develop an understanding of the life processes at the subcellular and molecular levels.

2.    Differentiate and evaluate important aspects of DNA and molecular genetics including gene cloning, sequencing and gene mapping in addition to the powerful techniques that revolutionized the pharmaceutical, health and agricultural industries.

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

25DZOL802

Molecular Biology

CO143:          Develop                      an

understanding of concepts and

mechanisms of replication

CO144:          Appraise                      a

Fundamental understanding of

transcription        and                          post

transcriptional modifications.

CO145:          Develop                      an

understanding          of                              the

translational        and                          post translational process.

CO146: Evaluate practical and

theoretical aspects of different

molecular mapping techniques.

CO147: Compare and contrast

between        different                    DNA

recombination      and                           repair

techniques.

CO148:Contribute                          effectively

in course-specific interaction

Approach in

teaching:

Reading

assignments,

PowerPoint

presentations

Demonstration,

Guest lecture

Learning

activities for the students:

Simulation,

Seminar

presentation and

Self-learning

assignments,

Class test

Semester

end

examinations

Quiz

Assignments

Presentation

Model or

chart

preparation

 

12.00
Unit I: 
DNA Replication12

Prokaryotic & eukaryotic DNA replication

Mechanics of DNA replication

Enzymes and accessory proteins involved in DNA replication

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Transcription

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic transcription

RNA polymerases

General and specific transcription factors

Post transcriptional modification in RNA

5’ cap formation

3’ end processing and polyadenylation Splicing

Nuclear export of mRNA

mRNA editing

12.00
Unit III: 
Translation

Genetic code

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic translation

Translational machinery

Mechanisms of Initiation, Elongation and termination

Regulation of Translation

Co and post translational modifications of protein

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Molecular mapping

Molecular mapping of Genome

Genetic and physical maps

Southern and fluorescence in situ hybridization for genome analysis

Molecular markers in genome analysis: RFLP, RAPD and AFLP analysis

12.00
Unit V: 
Recombination and Repair

Homologous recombination: Holiday junction, Site FLP/ FRT and Cre/lox recombination

Rec A and other Recombinases

DNA Repair mechanism : Mismatch repair, Excision repair, Direct repair, Recombination repair, Double stranded break repair, SOS repair

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READING:

●       Molecular Biology of the gene; Watson J.D.; Benzamin /Cummings.

●     Molecular Biology of the Cell (2nd Edition) B. Alberts, D. Bray, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, and J.D. Watson, Garland publishing. Inc., New York, 1994

●     Molecular    Cell    biology    (2nd    Edition)   J.    Darnell,    H.    Lodish    and                 D.Baltimore,     Scientific AmericanBooks,USA,1994.

●       The cell. A Molecular Approach, (4th edition), G H Cooper and R E Hausman, ASM Press,2007.

●     Cell & Molecular Biology, (8th edition), E D P Robertis & E M F Robertis, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,2005

●       The cell, (5th edition), R C Swanson and P C Webster , Prentice hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 1990

●       Cell and Molecular Biology, (3rd edition), P Sheeler and D E Bianchi, John Wiley & Sons, Inc,1987

●     Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments, (4th edition), G Karp, John Wiley & sons, Inc.,2005

●       Gene VII, Indian eds. Lewin, B. Oxford university press,Bombay

●       Cell Biology by C.B. Powar; Himalaya Publishing House.

●       Cell and Molecular Biology; Phillip Sheeler Donald E. Bianchi; John Wiley and Sons.

References: 

SUGGESTED READING:

●     The Cell: A Molecular Approach. Cooper, G. Houseman G.R. SinaeurAssoc, New York

●     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

●       Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts,

●       Peter Walter: Molecular Biology of the Cell, IV Edition.

●     Cooper G. M. and Robert E. Hausman R. E. The Cell: A Molecular Approach, V Edition, ASM Press and Sinauer Associates.

●     De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. (2006).Cell and Molecular Biology.VIII Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia.

●     Karp, G. (2010) Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments. VI Edition.John Wiley and Sons.Inc.

●       Lewin B. (2008). Gene XI, Jones and Bartlett

●     McLennan A., Bates A., Turner, P. and White M. (2015). Molecular Biology IV Edition.GS, Taylor and Francis Group, New York and London.

●       Molecular Biology of the gene; Watson J.D.; Benzamin/ Cummings.

●     Molecular Cell biology (2nd Edition) J. Darnell, H. Lodish and D.Baltimore, Scientific American Books,USA,1994.

●     Cell & Molecular Biology, (8th edition), E D P Roberties & E M F Roberties, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005

●     Cell and Molecular Biology, (3rd edition), P Sheeler and D E Bianchi, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1987

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JOURNALS:

●     The Journal of Cell and Molecular Biology

●     Cellular and Molecular Biology

●     Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

 

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