Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Cell Biology -- General Introduction -- Cell Membrane -- Structural Organization of a Cell -- Cell Reproduction and Cell Division -- Cell Differentiation and Cell-Cell Interaction -- Cancer and Malignant Growth -- Characteristics of Cancer Cells -- Types of Cancer -- Proto-Oncogenes and Tumor-Suppressor Genes -- Immune Response -- Innate (or natural) immunity: -- Adaptive immunity -- Humoral and Cell Mediated Immune Response -- Vaccines -- Dosage Compensation -- Sex Determination -- Practice Test Paper-I -- Practice Test Paper-II -- Chapter 2. Biochemistry -- Basic Chemistry -- I. Properties of water -- II. Definition of pH and pOH -- III. Buffers -- IV. Solving pH problems -- V. Atoms -- VI. Molecules and Chemical bonding -- Bioenergetics -- Enzymes -- Enzyme Kinetics -- Control of Enzyme Activity -- Mechanisms of Action -- Lipids -- Carbohydrates -- Sugars -- Glycolysis -- Amino Acids -- Protein Structure and Folding -- DNA Structure -- DNA Replication -- DNA Repair -- RNA Structure, Transcription and RNA Processing -- Protein Synthesis -- Metabolic Interrelationships -- Practice Test Paper-I -- Practice Test Paper-II -- Chapter 3. Physiology -- Response to Stress -- Response to Water Stress -- Response To Oxygen Stress -- Response To Salt Stress -- Response to Heat Stress -- Response to Cold Stress -- Transport Across Membranes -- Plant Hormones -- 1. Auxins -- 2. Gibberellins -- 3. Cytokinins -- 4. Ethylene -- 5. Abscisic Acid -- Animal Hormones -- Summary of Endocrine Glands and Their Harmones -- Reproduction -- Gametogenesis -- Fertilization in Humans -- Practice Test Paper-I -- Practice Test Paper-II -- Chapter 4. Genetics -- The Foundation of Genetics -- Mendel's Experiments and the Laws of Inheritance -- Some Exceptions to Mendel's Laws -- Alleles and their Interactions -- Gene Interactions.

Genes and Chromosomes -- Eukaryotic Chromosomes -- Gene Expression -- The Genetic Code -- Translation: RNA-Directed Polypeptide Synthesis -- Regulation of Gene Expression -- Sex Determination and Sex Linked Inheritance -- Mutations: Heritable Changes in Genes -- Transposition -- Genetic Disorders -- Practice Test Paper-I -- Practice Test Paper-II -- Chapter 5. Evolutionary Biology -- Origin of Earth and Pre-Biotic Environment -- Major Episodes in The History of Life -- Prebiotic Chemical Evolution and the Origins of Life -- Oxygenation of Earth -- The Geologic Time Scale and Evolutionary Record (dates in millions of years) -- The History of Evolutionary Theory -- Evidences of Evolution -- Theories of Evolution -- Population Genetics -- Species Concept and Mechanisms of Speciation -- Polymorphism -- Molecular Evolution -- Practice Test Paper-I -- Practice Test Paper-II -- Chapter 6. Environmental Biology -- Major Components of Ecology -- Major Areas of Ecological Study -- Population Properties -- Demographics -- Survivorship Curves -- Life Histories -- Population Growth -- Population Limiting Factors -- Community -- Community Interactions -- Predation -- Competition between species -- Trophic Structure -- Ecological Succession -- Island Biogeography -- Flow of Energy through Ecosystems -- Ecosystem -- Energy flow -- Productivity -- Chemical Cycles -- Behavioural Ecology -- Finding Food -- Fighting -- Finding Sex -- Cooperation -- Practice Test Paper-I -- Practice Test Paper-II -- Chapter 7. Biodiversity and Taxonomy -- Biodiversity -- Major Biodiversity Threats -- Status of Biodiversity in India -- Biodiversity Hot Spots -- Conservation Strategics -- DNA Finger Printing -- Systematics -- Classification -- Phylogeny -- Biological Nomenclature -- Publishing Scientific Names -- Practice Test Paper-I -- Practice Test Paper-II -- Model Test Papers.

CSIR-NET Life Sciences DEC., 2003 -- Answers.