Practical

Paper Code: 
DBOT 502B
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to-

  1. To develop skills related to analyze the outcomes of various types of genetic interactions.
  2. To develop skills related to community and population genetics.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO50: Understand and map the effects various types of gene interactions in plants and animals.

CO51: Understand the core concept of plant breeding and emasculation.

CO52: Understand the significance of hybridization techniques.

CO53: Observe and understand the various types of chromosomal aberrations.

Substantial laboratory-based practical component and experiments

 

Technology-enabled learning

 

Field-based learning

Project-based learning

Practical assignments and laboratory reports

Observation of practical skills Individual and group project reports

Viva voce interviews are majorly adopted assessment methods

  
 

 

  • 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 intraalleic and interallelic gene interactions and working on the numerical problems related to them.

 

References: 
  • 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:

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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