Theories of evolution; Natural selection, role of mutations in evolution, evolutionary patterns,molecular drive, mimicry, variation, isolation and speciation
Zoological nomenclature, international code, cladistics, molecular taxonomy and biodiversity
Physiology (with special reference to mammals)
Composition and constituents of blood; blood groups and Rh factor in man, factors and mechanism of coagulation, iron metabolism, acid-base balance, thermo-regulation, anticoagulants
Haemoglobin: Composition, types and role in transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Digestion and absorption: Role of salivary glands, liver, pancreas and intestinal glands
Excretion: nephron and regulation of urine formation; osmo-regulation and excretory product
Muscles: Types, mechanism of contraction of skeletal muscles, effects of exercise on muscles
Neuron: nerve impulse its conduction and synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters
Vision, hearing and olfaction in man
Physiology of reproduction, puberty and menopause in human
Developmental Biology
Gametogenesis; spermatogenesis, composition of semen, in vitro and in vivo capacitation of mammalian sperm, Oogenesis, totipotency; fertilization, morphogenesis and morphogen, blastogenesis,establishment of body axes formation, fate map, gastrulation in frog and chick; genes in development inchick, homeotic genes, development of eye and heart, placenta in mammals
Cell lineage, cell-to cell interaction, Genetic and induced teratogenesis, role of thyroxine in control of metamorphosis in amphibia, paedogenesis and neoteny, cell death, aging
Developmental genes in man, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, cloning
Stem cells: Sources, types and their use in human welfare
Biogenetic law
