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

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

Paper ZOOH -503 (THEORY) 

(Animal Behaviour, Biotechnology & Economic Zoology) 

Full Marks: 35 

Pass Marks: 12 

Unit - I 

Animal Behaviour II 

Motivation, Sexual Behaviour, Social Behavior with reference to non-human primates, Memory and learning: Biorhythms.

Unit -II 

Biotechnology I

I) Basic concepts in genetic engineering.
ii) Restriction enzymes, DNA ligase, Polymerase etc.
iii) Cloning Vehicles: Plasmids, Cosmids, Lamda phage.

Unit - III 

Biotechnology II

I) Introduction of cloned genes into the host cells : Transformation, Transduction and particle gun.
ii) Gene therapy: Common genetic disease - target of gene therapy, gene Bank.

Unit -IV 

Economic Zoology I 

i) Apiculture: Theory and practice of bee keeping;
ii) Sericulture: Culture of En and Muga silk worm;
iii) Lac culture: Morphology, life history and culture of lac insect.

Unit - V 

Economic Zoology 

I) Pisciculture : Types of commercial fishes, Construction and management of ponds for fish culture, Cultivable freshwater fish species in India; Maintenance of fish stock in ponds.
ii) Poultry: Poultry in India, Poultry farming, common diseases in poultry farming and their control.

Distribution of Marks :- 

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

Paper I
Paper II