Contents

Genetics

1. Mendelian Genetics

1. Introduction  

2. Mendelian Laws of Inheritance   

3. Modification in Mendelian Inheritance 

2. Varieties Of Gene Expression

1. Introduction  

2. Multiple Allelism   

3. Lethal Alleles

4. Gene Interaction    

3. Linkage and Linkage Maps

1. Introduction  

2. What is Linkage?    

3. Complete and Incomplete Linkage 

4. Linkage Maps  

5. Chromosome Interference   

6. Tetrads 

4. Pedigree Analysis

1. Pedigree Analysis   

5. Chromosomal Aberrations

1. Introduction  

2. Variation in Chromosome Number  

3. Dosage Compensation and Barr Bodies   

4. Variation in Chromosome Structure     

6. Mutations   

1. Introduction  

2. Classification and Types  

3. The Molecular Basis of Mutation 

4. Mutagens and their Action 

5. Hot Spot Mutations  

7. Bacterial Plasmids

1. Introduction  

2. Types   

3. Structure     

4. Properties and Significance     

8. Operon Concept

1. Introduction  

2. Inducible and Repressible Operon

3. Positive and Negative Regulation

4. Lactose Operon

5. Tryptophan (Trp) Operon   

6. Arabinose (ara) operon    

9. DNA Transfer Mechanism

1. Introduction  

2. Conjugation   

3. Bacterial Transformation  

4. Transduction  

10. Transposable Elements 

1. Introduction  

2. Transposable Elements in Bacteria     

3. Transposable Elements in Eukaryotes   

4. Transposable Elements in Drosophila   

11. Population Genetics

1. What is Population Genetics?    

2. Allele Frequencies and Gene Frequencies

3. Hardy Weinberg’s Principle

Immunology

1. Overview Of Immune System   

1. Introduction  

2. History of Development of Immunology  

3. Cells involved in Immune System 

4. Organs of the Immune System     

5. The Immune Response or Immunity 

6. Introduction to Vaccines and its Types

2. Antigens    

1. Introduction  

2. Factors affecting Antigenicity  

3. Structure and Functions   

3. Antibodies  

1. Antibodies: Its structure and Functions     

2. Types   

3. Antigenic Determinants and Antibody Diversity     

4. Monoclonal Antibody 

4. Antigen - Antibody Interactions

1. Introduction  

2. Properties of the Interaction   

3. Types of Interaction with Principles and their Application    

5. Hypersensitivity

1. Introduction  

2. Types of Hypersensitivity Reactions