Unit: Gene expression and regulation Chapter: Replication Reference: Replication, The Machinery, and the Enzymes Process of replication, Difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA replication Learning objectives To understand the process of DNA replication To differentiate prokaryotic and eukaryotic replication Replication The process that facilitates the formation of newly formed DNA over the old strand of […]
UNIT: Gene expression and regulation Chapter: DNA and RNA structure Reference: DNA, RNA, DNA structure, RNA structure, difference between DNA and RNA Learning objectives To learn the structure of DNA and RNA To differentiate between DNA and RNA DNA DNA was first founded by Friedrich Miescher in 1869. In February 1953, Watson and Crick completed […]
Unit (5): Heredity Chapter: Chromosomal inheritance Reference: chromosomal theory of inheritance, law of independent assortment, genetic disorders, mendelian disorders, chromosomal disorders Learning objectives To study about chromosomal theory of inheritance To learn about genetic disorders Chromosomal theory of inheritance Proposed by Sutton and Boveri independently in 1902 and in 1933 T. H. Morgan confirmed these […]
Unit (5): Heredity Chapter: Environmental effects on phenotype Reference: Environmental factors, Siamese cats, Presence of drugs, Temperature Learning objectives To understand the effect of environment on phenotype of organisms by examples Environmental factors Environmental factors such as diet, temperature, oxygen levels, humidity, light cycles, and the presence of mutagens can all impact which of an […]
Unit (5): Heredity Chapter: Non-mendelian genetics Reference: Non-Mendelian genetics, Types of non-mendelian inheritance, Codominance, Incomplete dominance, Multiple alleles, A polygenic trait, Polygenic inheritance, Lethal or lethal genes, Extracellular inheritance Learning objectives To understand about the types of non-mendelian inheritance To learn about polygenic inheritance, lethal genes, and extracellular inheritance Non-Mendelian genetics Non-mendelian genetics involves the […]
Unit (5): Heredity Chapter: Mendelian genetics Reference: Mendel’s law of inheritance, monohybrid cross, dihybrid cross Learning objectives To learn about Mendel’s law of inheritance MENDEL’S LAWS OF INHERITANCE Gregor Mendel, conducted hybridisation experiments on garden peas for seven years (1856-1863) and proposed the laws of inheritance in living organisms. Mendelism: the study of Mendel’s […]
Unit: Heredity Chapter: Meiosis, Meiosis, and genetic diversity Reference: Meiosis, Meiosis-I, Meiosis II (Homotypic division) Significance of meiosis Learning objectives To learn different stages in meiosis To understand how meiosis helps in genetic diversity Meiosis -it is a special type of indirect cell division which occurs only in the diploid cells to form the haploid […]
Reference: AP Course Bio Unit 1, Chemistry of Life, Structure of water, Hydrogen bonding, Atomic structure, Vander-Waals interaction, Polarity of water, Water properties, Cohesion and adhesion of water molecules. Learning objectives To study previous knowledge of chemistry To understand the structure of water and bonding in it CHEMISTRY OF LIFE ATOM-The smallest unit of […]
Unit: Cell structure and function Chapter: Facilitated diffusion Reference: Facilitated diffusion, Channel protein, Gated channel protein, Carrier protein, Ion Channels, Factors Affecting Facilitated Diffusion, Tonicity, Hypertonic Solution, An isotonic solution, A hypotonic solution, Effect on Animal Cells (Red Blood Cells), Effect on Plant Cells, Osmoregulation, Types of Osmoregulation, Osmo conformers, Osmo regulators, Importance of osmoregulation […]
Unit: Cell communication and cell cycle Chapter: Regulation of cell cycle Reference: Regulation at Internal Checkpoints, The G1 Checkpoint, The G2 Checkpoint, The M Checkpoint, Regulator Molecules of the Cell Cycle, Positive Regulation of the Cell Cycle, Negative Cell Cycle Regulation Learning objectives To study about G1, S and G2 checkpoints To understand positive […]