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GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING-P
This course will enable the students to-
- To develop skills related to analyze the outcomes of various types of genetic interactions.
- To develop skills related to community and population genetics.
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Course Code |
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25DBOT 502B
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GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING -P
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CO47: Develop holistic competencies viv-a-vis verbal and written communication skills, which will promote curiosity, innovation, and a passion for research including critical thinking. CO48: Develop an understanding of plant breeding techniques and cell division. CO49: Plan the experiments for study of Barr bodies, B chromosomes and gene interactions. CO50: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
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Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Substantial laboratory-based practical component and experiments Technology-enabled learning Learning activities for the student: Self-learning assignment, Effective questions, Stimulation, Seminar presentation, Field-based learning
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Practical assignments and laboratory reports Observation of practical skills Individual and group project reports Viva voce interviews are majorly adopted assessment methods |
CONTENTS:
- Study of floral structure of self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crops.
- Emasculation and hybridization techniques in self-pollinated crops
- Emasculation and hybridization techniques in cross pollinated crops
- Study of Barr bodies.
- Study of B chromosomes
- Study of mitosis in onion root tips.
- Calculation of mitotic index.
- Study of meiosis in onion flower buds.
- Study of monohybrid and dihybrid crosses in the field and working on the numerical problems related to them.
- Study of interallelic and interallelic gene interactions and working on the numerical problems related to them.
Scheme of Evaluation
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Continuous Assessment |
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Semester End Examination |
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Component |
Marks |
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Component |
Marks |
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Test |
10 |
Study of plant breeding techniques and cell division. |
20 |
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Attendance |
05 |
Study of barr bodies, B chromosomes and numerical problems on gene interactions. |
20 |
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Spotting |
10 |
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Viva voce |
05
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Viva voce |
10 |
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Practical Record |
10 |
Practical Record |
10 |
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Total |
30 |
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70 |
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Books Recommended:
- Bendre, A. and Kumar, A. (2015). A Text Book of Practical Botany. Vol.II Rastogi Publications, Meerut.
- Santra, S.C. (2005). College Botany Practical Vol.II. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd., Calcutta.
- Pandey, B.P and Chadha, P. (2015). Botany Vol. III. Vikas Publishing House.
- Santra, S.C.; Chatterjee, T.P. and Das, A.P. College Botany Practical Vol. 1. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd., Kolkata.
- Pandey, B.P. (2011). Modern Practical Botany - Vol. 1. S. Chand Publishing
- Sharma, P.D. (2017). Text Book of Practical Botany. Rastogi Publications
e - Resources:
- Virtual Labs: Web-enabled experiments designed for remote operation
- https://vlab.amrita.edu/
- https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
