Exploring Biology [ The basics]

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Exploring Biology [ The basics]

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This series ended on February 9, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

This is a very long series and new sessions will be added as the series progress.

In this series, we will explore the topics of biology three days every week. I will be using the syllabus of classes XI and XII (Indian CBSE syllabus), but I will go beyond the syllabus to include topics relevant to Indian exams, such as NEET.

Each session will be about 40 min to 1 hr on weekdays. The sessions will build upon their last, so it will be better to attend  all the sessions or already have a prerequisite knowledge about the topics.

In this series, I will cover 5 units given below:

1. Cell and chromosome: Basic Unit of Life (Completed)

2. Genetics and Cell cycle (ongoing). Intended date to finish : 21st Feb.

3. Gene & regulation and human genetics. Intended date to finish : 28th March.

4.Tools and technology in Biotechnology and Biomedical Techs

5.Biomolecules and Enzymes

I look forward to very interactive classes in this series.

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Hey everyone ! I am a mentor at SHW and currently doing my doctoral studies so I am not as involved as I was before but if you have any questions reach out to me and I will do my best to answer.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

It doesn't matter if you cannot make it to the class, but each session in a topic is built upon the previous lesson.

SESSION 1

1

Jan

SESSION 1

Orientation

Sat 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM UTCJan 1, 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM UTC

Just an introduction session and get to know one another. Learn about each other's expectations.

SESSION 2

3

Jan

SESSION 2

Biology

Mon 9:30 AM - 10:10 AM UTCJan 3, 9:30 AM - 10:10 AM UTC

Introduction to Unit 1 : Cell : Basic Unit of Life. We will go through the following topics :

Cell theory
Basic types of cells
Structural organisation of cell ( Cell wall and cell membrane)

SESSION 3

5

Jan

SESSION 3

Biology

Wed 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCJan 5, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

In this session we will continue from where we left off in the previous session. We will go through the following topics : 

 Structural organisation of cell ( cell membrane, nucleus and its structure)
Structure of DNA and replication of DNA
RNA and its types. 
Genetic code ( basic understanding of codon)

SESSION 4

6

Jan

SESSION 4

Biology

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCJan 6, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will learn more about the organelles within the cell. We will begin with DNA replication.
* topics will be covered at the end of the session if time permits or I will cover them in the next session.
Mitochondria
Plastids
Ribosomes
ER
Golgi complex
Lysosomes
Centrosomes*
Vacuoles
Microbodies*
Cytoskeleton
Cell inclusion*

SESSION 5

8

Jan

SESSION 5

Review

Sat 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCJan 8, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

A repeat session for those who missed the previous classes

SESSION 6

9

Jan

SESSION 6

Review

Sun 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCJan 9, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

We will continue from where we left out yesterday. We will begin from RNA and we will cover the following topics.
Mitochondria
Plastids
Ribosomes
ER
Golgi complex
Lysosomes
Centrosomes
Vacuoles
Microbodies
Cytoskeleton
Cell inclusion

SESSION 7

10

Jan

SESSION 7

Catchup

Mon 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCJan 10, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

For any doubts, topics left uncovered and clarification.

SESSION 8

10

Jan

SESSION 8

Catchup

Mon 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM UTCJan 10, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM UTC

For any doubts, topics left uncovered and clarification.

SESSION 9

12

Jan

SESSION 9

Biology

Wed 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCJan 12, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will go over the topic of chromosomes. We will cover the following topics:

 Chromatin
Structure of Chromosome
Nucleosome Model
Different types of chromosomes 
Karyotype

SESSION 10

13

Jan

SESSION 10

Office Hours

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM UTCJan 13, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM UTC

We will continue the previous session if something is left out; else we will head over to Q/A and clarify any doubts in concepts. 
Or we can talk a little more in detail about chromosome and its use in laboratories.

SESSION 11

15

Jan

SESSION 11

Review

Sat 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCJan 15, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

A repeat session for those who missed the previous classes

SESSION 12

16

Jan

SESSION 12

Office Hours

Sun 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM UTCJan 16, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM UTC

We will continue the previous session if something is left out; else we will head over to Q/A and clarify any doubts in concepts.
Or we can talk a little more in detail about chromosome and its use in laboratories.

SESSION 13

17

Jan

SESSION 13

Biology

Mon 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCJan 17, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will begin a new unit : Genetics and cell cycle. In this session we will go briefly over the Pre -Mendelian Concepts of Heredity and Mendel's experiment.

SESSION 14

19

Jan

SESSION 14

Biology

Wed 9:30 AM - 10:10 AM UTCJan 19, 9:30 AM - 10:10 AM UTC

We will be going over crosses ( Monohybrid, Dihybrid and Trihybrid crosses) and solve some questions specifically related to the crosses. And through solving these crosses we will go over Mendel's Law of inheritance briefly.

SESSION 15

20

Jan

SESSION 15

Biology

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCJan 20, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will study Law of dominance, Law of Segregation, Law of Independent Assortment and some deviations through examples.

SESSION 16

22

Jan

SESSION 16

Review

Sat 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCJan 22, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

A repeat session for those who missed the previous classes. We will cover Pre -Mendelian Concepts of Heredity and Mendel's experiment and Mendel's Law of inheritance.

SESSION 17

23

Jan

SESSION 17

Review

Sun 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCJan 23, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

A repeat/doubt session for those who need.

SESSION 18

24

Jan

SESSION 18

Biology

Mon 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCJan 24, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will solve more crosses to talk briefly about different Gene interactions, mainly we will discuss about non- allelic gene interactions : complementary, supplementary & Epistasis.

SESSION 19

26

Jan

SESSION 19

Biology

Wed 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCJan 26, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will solve more crosses to get a clear idea and distinction between different crosses, if there are any doubts. We  discuss Duplicate gene and collaborator genes before talking about  terms like Pleiotropic genes, Heterosis, Gene Penetrance and expressivity.

SESSION 20

27

Jan

SESSION 20

Office Hours

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM UTCJan 27, 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

This would be last session for Mendel basis of Inheritance. We will go over doubts or topics we missed to discuss.

SESSION 21

29

Jan

SESSION 21

Review

Sat 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCJan 29, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

A doubt clearing session or a repeat session for those who missed the previous classes. We begin by talking about different Gene interactions, the we will solve more crosses.

SESSION 22

30

Jan

SESSION 22

Review

Sun 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCJan 30, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

A doubt clearing or a repeat session for those who missed the previous classes. We will continue from where we left off and talk about gene penetrance and expressivity.  If we have time we will discuss about the new subtopic.

SESSION 23

31

Jan

SESSION 23

Orientation

Mon 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM UTCJan 31, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM UTC

We will begin a new sub-topic: Cell cycle and cell division followed by Chromosomal inheritance from next week onwards. We will discuss the expectations and hardships in each of the subtopics. If you can't attend this session but is interested in these subtopics please DM me in the chat.

SESSION 24

2

Feb

SESSION 24

Biology

Wed 9:30 AM - 10:10 AM UTCFeb 2, 9:30 AM - 10:10 AM UTC

We will be introduced to various stages and checkpoints of cell cycle. We will learn the basics of cell cycle.

SESSION 25

3

Feb

SESSION 25

Biology

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCFeb 3, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will go over in detail about Mitosis.

SESSION 26

5

Feb

SESSION 26

Review

Sat 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCFeb 5, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

A doubt/repeat session for those who missed the previous classes. I plan to cover phases of cell cycle and begin Mitosis.

SESSION 27

6

Feb

SESSION 27

Biology

Sun 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTCFeb 6, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM UTC

This not a review/ doubt clearing session.
We will learn about Meiosis. If you understood mitosis then understanding meiosis is very easy.

SESSION 28

7

Feb

SESSION 28

Biology

Mon 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCFeb 7, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will learn the stages of meiosis. This is the last session on cell cycle.

SESSION 29

9

Feb

SESSION 29

Biology

Wed 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTCFeb 9, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

We will start a new sub-topic: Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance. 
We will go over chromosomal theory of inheritance along with its proof before continuing sex determination and its pattern, if time permits.

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Jan 1 - Feb 9

6 weeks

30 - 80 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Mondays

9:30AM

Wednesdays

9:30AM

Thursdays

9:30AM

Saturdays

12:30PM

Sundays

12:30PM