NTRCA college written syllabus

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- solve the problems related to 
Mendel’s ratios and deviations, 
polygenic inheritance 
 
- organize paleontological history 
of horse and major events in 
different stages of geological 
time scale. 
 Linkage and crossing over 
 Sex linked, sex limited sex influenced traits 
 ABO blood groups and inheritance of  blood 
groups 
 Theory of evolution (Lamarck & Darwin) 
 Evidences of organic evolution 
(Biogeography, comparative anatomy, 
physiology, embryology, palaeontology and 
genetics) 
 Geological Time Scale: Major events in 
different stages 
 Paleontological history of horse. 
- explain tissue culture process 
and uses, fermentation 
technology, concepts and scopes 
of genetic engineering 
 
- illustrate steps of recombinant 
DNA technology and the 
application of genetic 
engineering in insulin production 
 
- show the use of genetic 
engineering technologies in 
industries and the application of 
technology in creation of 
transgenic animal 
 
- evaluate the prospect of 
cloning, impact of bio 
technology, bio safety and its 
risk. 
  
Unit 6. Biotechnology and genetic 
engineering 
 Tissue culture process and uses 
 Fermentation technology in food 
production and brewing, lactic acid 
fermentation, alcoholic fermentation 
 Concepts and scopes of genetic engineering 
 Recombinant DNA technology 
 Genetically modified organisms, their 
possibilities and safe uses 
 Production of insulin by genetically 
engineered Escherichia coli 
 Use of genetic engineering technologies in 
industries 
 Microinjection technology and creation of 
transgenic animal 
 Principles, techniques and applications of 
gene cloning 
 Cloning 
 Impact of bio technology on human being 
and their environment 
 Bio safety and its risk. 
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-describe  basic concepts of 
parasitology and applied Zoology  
 
-explain the mechanism and 
importance of induced breeding 
of carps and management of 
prawn and shrimp culture 
 
-design control measures for 
disease control using basic 
concepts of epidemiology 
 
- evaluate economic importance 
of farming of domestic animals 
Unit 7. Applied Zoology and parasitology 
 Carp culture including induced breeding of 
carps in ponds  
 Prawn and shrimp culture: types, 
techniques and management 
 Life cycle of a honey producing bee species, 
bee-keeping and honey processing 
 Parasites and Parasitism, parasitic 
adaptation, host parasitic relationship 
 Epidemiology: Basic concepts, control 
measures and designs of control measures  
 Varieties of silkworm and their host plants; 
techniques of silkworm rearing; silkworm 
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