Assam University BSC Zoology Syllabus Honours 3rd sem (paper-II)

Assam University BSC Zoology Syllabus Honours 3rd sem (paper-II)

Paper ZOOH -302 (THEORY) 

(BiotechniqUeS & Biostatistics) 

Full Marks : 35 

Pass Marks: 12 

Unit - I 

Biotechniques I 

i) Principle and uses of analytical instruments - pH meter, colourimeter, spectrophotometer, ultracentrifuge, ESR and NMR.
ii) Separation techniques in biology: Chromatography, Electrophoresis

Unit -II 

Biotechniques II 

i) Microscopy - Compound & Phase Contrast Microscope, Basic concepts of Transmission and Scanning Electron microscope.
ii) Fixation and staining.

Unit - III

Tissue Culture I 

i) History & scope of animal cell and tissue cufture, its advantages & disa dvantages.
ii) Laboratory facilities for tissue culture, substrate, culture media and culture procedure.

Unit -IV 

Tissue Culture II 

I) Cell culture, cell line and its maintenance.
ii) Large scale cell culture.

Unit - V 

Biostatistics 

i) Concept of Mean, Median & Mode.
ii) Standard error & Standard deviation.
iii) Correlation & Regression.

Distribution of Marks :- 

• Unit-I - 7 
• Unit-Il - 7 
• Unit-Ill - 7 
• Unit-IV - 7 
• Unit-V - 7 

TOTAL - 35

Paper I
Paper III