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CZOL512P |
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY PRACTICAL |
The students will be able to CO1: Analyse haematological parameters CO2: Correlate the endocrine glands and their disorders. CO3: Critique the histology of various mammalian tissues CO4: Examine development of frog and chick CO 5: Analyse developmental stages and life cycle of Drosophila
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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. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Presentati |
1. Study of whole mounts and sections of developmental stages of frog through permanent slides: Cleavage stages, blastula, gastrula, neurula, tail-bud stage , tadpole (external and internal gill stages)
2. Study of whole mounts of developmental stages of chick through permanent slides: Primitive streak (13 and 18 hours), 21, 24, 28, 33, 36, 48, 72, and 96
hours of incubation (Hamilton and Hamburger stages)
3. Study of the developmental stages and life cycle of Drosophila from stock culture
4. Study of different sections of placenta (photomicrograph/ slides)
5. Project report on Drosophila culture/chick embryo development
ESSENTIAL READINGS:
● A manual of Zoology Part I and II Ekambarnath Ayyar and Ananthakrishnan. Viswanathan
Pvt. Ltd, Madras.
● Practical Zoology, Vertebrates, Lal, S.S. Rastogi Publications, Merrut.
● Carlson, R. F. Patten's Foundations of Embryology.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
● Biology of Animals. C.P. Hickmann, L.S. Roberts and A. Larson. McGraw Hill Company,
New York.
● Practical Zoology, Jacob, D., Bhatia,A.L., Kohli,K.S., Vyas,D.K. Ramesh Book Depot,
New Delhi.
● A manual of practical zoology: chordates.P.S.Verma. S Chand publishers.
e-RESOURCES:
https://ncert.nic.in/vocational/pdf/kedf101.pdf [2]
https://krishijagran.com/animal-husbandry/poultry-farming-which-is-more-... [3]
or-broiler/
http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/expert_system/cattlebuffalo/Breeds%20of%2... [4]
0baffalo.html
https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/animal_husbandry/ani_goat_breeds%20of%20goat... [5]
JOURNAL:
● Journal of Developmental Biology
● International Journal of Developmental Biology
Links:
[1] https://zoology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/practical-developmental-biology
[2] https://ncert.nic.in/vocational/pdf/kedf101.pdf
[3] https://krishijagran.com/animal-husbandry/poultry-farming-which-is-more-profitable-layer-
[4] http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/expert_system/cattlebuffalo/Breeds%20of%20cattle%20&%2
[5] https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/animal_husbandry/ani_goat_breeds%20of%20goat.html
[6] https://zoology.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2023-2024