Assam University BSC Zoology Syllabus Honours 5th sem (paper-II)

Assam University BSC Zoology Syllabus Honours 5th sem (paper-I)

Paper ZOOH -502 (THEORY) 

(Human & Population Genetics, Radiation Biology & 

Animal Behaviour) 

Full Marks: 35 

Pass Marks: 12 

Unit - I 

Human Genetics 

i) Study of human chromosomes.
ii) DNA fingerprinting.
iii) Chromosomal abnormality - the syndromes, autosomal syndromes, heterosomal syndromes.
iv) Prenatal sex and diagnosis - amniocentesis, Human hereditary traits.

Unit - II

Population Genetics 

i) Population genetics - Hardy - Weinberg law.
ii) Blood groups and Rh factor.
iii) Inbreeding and outbreeding, eugenics, euthenics and euphenics, Need of eugenics; Twins.

Unit - III 

Radiation Biology I 

i) Radiation - definition, types and unit.
ii) Natural background radiation.
iii) Impact of Radioactive Radiation.

Unit -IV 

Radiation Biology II

i) Ionizing Radie.tion and its health hazards.
ii) Radioactive isotopes - its properties and uses in Biology, Half-life.

Unit - V 

Animal Behaviour I 

Definition, Behaviour as science, Types of Behaviour - Tropism, Taxes, Reflexes, Instinctive Behaviour, Learning Behaviour.

Distribution of Marks:- 

Unit-I - 7
Unit-Il -. 7
Unit-Ill - 7
Unit-IV - 7
Unit-V - 7
TOTAL - 35

Paper I
Paper III