Unit 5 — Evolution, Behaviour, Applied Biology & Methods
Unit 5 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Life Sciences syllabus: Evolution, Behaviour, Applied Biology & Methods. Major areas covered: Darwinism & Synthesis; Origin of Life (Oparin-Haldane, Miller); Molecular Evolution; Hardy-Weinberg; Speciation; Animal Behaviour; Microbial Fermentation; Tissue Culture; Transgenics; Genomics; Biosensors; Molecular Biology Methods (PCR, blotting, sequencing); Spectroscopy; Statistics; Microscopy; Field Biology. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Miller-Urey, molecular clocks, HWE equilibrium, allopatric/sympatric speciation, kin selection, Hamilton's rule, gene therapy, marker-assisted selection, Sanger/NGS, ELISA, FISH/GISH, NMR/X-ray, t-test/ANOVA, EM techniques, mark-recapture.
Chapters
- Evolution
- Origin of Life
- Speciation
- Molecular Evolution
- Behaviour
- Applied Biology
- Methods
- Statistics
- Microscopy
- Field Biology
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Unit 4 — Inheritance Biology; Diversity of Life Forms; Ecological Principles
Unit 4 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Life Sciences syllabus: Inheritance Biology; Diversity of Life Forms; Ecological Principles. Major areas covered: Mendelian Genetics; Gene Mapping; Microbial Genetics; Human & Quantitative Genetics; Mutations; Chromosomal Alterations; Taxonomy; Structural Organization; Classification; Indian Natural History; Population/Community/Ecosystem Ecology; Biogeography; Conservation. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Test cross, linkage maps, LOD score, polygenic inheritance, transposition, binomial nomenclature, biogeographic provinces, niche/habitat, r/K selection, ecological succession, energy pyramids, biosphere reserves, Project Tiger.
Chapters
- Mendelian Genetics
- Extensions of Mendelism
- Linkage
- Sex Linkage
- Extra-chromosomal Inheritance
- Microbial Genetics
- Human Genetics
- Quantitative Genetics
- Mutation
- Chromosomal Alterations
- Taxonomy
- Indian Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Biogeography
- Conservation Biology
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Unit 3 — System Physiology — Plant & Animal
Unit 3 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Life Sciences syllabus: System Physiology — Plant & Animal. Major areas covered: Photosynthesis; Respiration; Nitrogen Metabolism; Plant Hormones; Sensory Photobiology; Solute Transport; Secondary Metabolites; Stress Physiology; Blood & Circulation; Cardiovascular; Respiratory; Nervous; Sense Organs; Excretory; Thermoregulation; Digestive; Endocrinology & Reproduction. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: C3/C4/CAM, Calvin cycle, Z-scheme, photorespiration, phytochrome/cryptochrome, xylem/phloem transport, ABA/auxin/cytokinin, ECG, cardiac cycle, nephron function, action potential, Starling's law, BMR, HPG axis.
Chapters
- Plant Physiology
- Animal Physiology
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Unit 2 — Cell Communication & Signaling; Developmental Biology
Unit 2 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Life Sciences syllabus: Cell Communication & Signaling; Developmental Biology. Major areas covered: Host-Parasite Interactions; Hormones & Receptors; G-Protein Signaling; Second Messengers; Cell Adhesion; ECM; Cancer; Innate & Adaptive Immunity; Vaccines; Gametogenesis; Embryogenesis; Morphogenesis & Organogenesis (animals/plants); Programmed Cell Death; Aging. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Quorum sensing, chemotaxis, GPCRs, cAMP/IP3/DAG, integrins, oncogenes/tumour suppressors, apoptosis, MHC I/II, antibody structure, B/T cell activation, Drosophila axis formation, vulva induction in C. elegans, Arabidopsis floral development.
Chapters
- Host-Parasite Interaction
- Cell Signaling
- Cell Adhesion
- ECM
- Neurotransmission
- Cancer
- Apoptosis
- Innate Immunity
- Adaptive Immunity
- Immunology
- Developmental Biology
- Gametogenesis
- Embryogenesis
- Morphogenesis
- Plant Development
- Aging
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Unit 1 — Molecules & Their Interaction; Cellular Organization; Fundamental Processes
Unit 1 of the TRB (Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board) Life Sciences syllabus: Molecules & Their Interaction; Cellular Organization; Fundamental Processes. Major areas covered: Biomolecules; Stabilising Interactions; Biophysical Chemistry; Bioenergetics; Enzymes; Protein/Nucleic-acid Conformation; Membrane Structure; Organelles; Gene Organization; Cell Cycle; DNA Replication/Repair/Recombination; Transcription; Translation; Gene Regulation. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Carbohydrate/lipid/protein/nucleic acid structure, hydrogen bonding, pH/buffer, glycolysis/OxPhos, Michaelis-Menten, Ramachandran plot, A/B/Z DNA helices, lipid bilayer, organelle functions, operon, cell-cycle checkpoints, replication fork, RNA polymerases, ribosome, genetic code, post-translational modifications.
Chapters
- Biomolecules
- Stabilising Interactions
- Biophysical Chemistry
- Bioenergetics
- Enzymes
- Protein Conformation
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Nucleic Acid Stability
- Metabolism
- Membrane Structure
- Membrane Transport
- Organelles
- Genome Organization
- Cell Cycle
- Microbial Physiology
- DNA Replication
- DNA Repair
- Recombination
- Transcription
- RNA Processing
- Translation
- Gene Regulation
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