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Membrane structure and function :Structure of model membrane, lipid bilayer and membrane proteindiffusion, osmosis, ion channels, active transport, membrane pumps, mechanismof sorting and regulation of intracellular transport, electrical properties of
membranes
Structural
organization and function of intracellular organelles: Cell wall, nucleus, mitochondria, Golgibodies, lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, plastids, vacuoles, chloroplast, structure & function of cytoskeleton and its role in motility
Organization
of genes and chromosomes: Operon, unique and
repetitive DNA, interrupted genes, gene families, structure of chromatin and
chromosomes, heterochromatin, euchromatin, transposons.
Cell division and cell cycle: Mitosis and meiosis,
their regulation, steps in cell cycle, regulation and control of cell cycle
Microbial
Physiology: Growth yield and
characteristics, strategies of cell division, stress response