GATE Exam Syllabus 2020 for Zoology
Zoology (XL-T)
GATE Zoology Syllabus: Here we bring you the Gate 2020 Exam Syllabus for Zoology subject to prepare for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), an all India level examination conducted by the GATE Committee. Check out the GATE Syllabus for Zoology and other important aspects of the GATE Exam Zoology Syllabus.
Section 1: Animal world
Animal diversity, distribution, systematics and classification of animals, phylogenetic relationships.
Section 2: Evolution
Origin and history of life on earth, theories of evolution, natural selection, adaptation, speciation.
Section 3: Genetics
Basic Principles of inheritance, molecular basis of heredity, sex determination and sex-linked characteristics, cytoplasmic inheritance, linkage, recombination and mapping of genes in eukaryotes, population genetics.
Section 4: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates; replication, transcription and translation; regulation of gene expression, organization of genome, Kreb’s cycle, glycolysis, enzyme catalysis, hormones and their actions, vitamins.
Section 5: Cell Biology
Structure of cell, cellular organelles and their structure and function, cell cycle, cell division, chromosomes and chromatin structure.
Section 6: Gene expression in Eukaryotes
Eukaryotic gene organization and expression (Basic principles of signal transduction).
Section 7: Animal Anatomy and Physiology
Comparative physiology, the respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, the nervous system, the excretory system, the endocrine system, the reproductive system, the skeletal system, osmoregulation.
Section 8: Parasitology and Immunology
Nature of parasite, host-parasite relation, protozoan and helminthic parasites, the immune response, cellular and humoral immune response, evolution of the immune system.
Section 9: Development Biology
Embryonic development, cellular differentiation, organogenesis, metamorphosis, genetic basis of development, stem cells.
Section 10: Ecology
The ecosystem, habitats, the food chain, population dynamics, species diversity, zoogerography, biogeochemical cycles, conservation biology.
Section 11: Animal Behaviour
Types of behaviours, courtship, mating and territoriality, instinct, learning and memory, social behaviour across the animal taxa, communication, pheromones, evolution of animal behaviour.