Topics
Asexual and Sexual Reproduction in Plants
- Pre-fertilization in Plant: Structure and Events
- Post Fertilisation in Plant: Structures and Events
Classical Genetics
- Terminology Related to Mendelism
- Mendel’s analytical and empirical approach
- Extensions of Mendelian Genetics (Deviation from Mendelism)
- Intragenic Gene Interactions
- Lethal Genes
- Intergenic Gene Interactions
- Extra Chromosomal Inheritance or Extra Nuclear Inheritance (Cytoplasmic Inheritance)
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
- Linkage
- Multiple Alleles
Principles and Processes of Biotechnology
- Development of Biotechnology
- Method of Biotechnology
- Advancements in Modern Biotechnology
- Tools for Genetic Engineering
- Methods of Gene Transfer
- Screening for Recombinants
- Transgenic Plants / Genetically Modified Crops (Gm Crops)
- Crop Biotechnology > Hybrid Seeds
Plant Tissue Culture
- Plant Tissue Culture (PTC)
- Plant Regeneration Pathway
- Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
- Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
- Future of Biotechnology
Principles of Ecology
- Ecological Factors
- Ecological Adaptations
- Dispersal of Fruits and Seeds
Ecosystem
- Plant Succession
Environmental Issues
- Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
- Forestry
- Afforestation
- Alien Invasive Species
- Conservation
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
- Rain Water Harvesting – RWH (Solution to Water Crisis – a Ecological Problem)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Geographic Information System (GIS)
Plant Breeding
- Relationship Between Humans and Plants
- Domestication of Plants
- History of Agriculture
- Organic Agriculture
- Plant Breeding
- Conventional Plant Breeding Methods
- Modern Plant Breeding
Economically Useful Plants and Entrepreneurial Botany
- Food Plants
- Spices and Condiments
- Fibres
- Timber
- Latex
- Pulp Wood
- Dye
- Cosmetics
- Traditional Systems of Medicines
- Medicinal Plants
- Entrepreneurial Botany
Reproduction in Organisms
Human Reproduction
- Maintenance of Pregnancy and Embryonic Development
Reproductive Health
- Social Impact of Sex Ratio, Female Foeticide and Infanticide
- Population Explosion in India
- Detection of Foetal Disorders During Early Pregnancy
Principles of Inheritance and Variation
- Multiple Alleles
- Blood Transfusion and Blood Groups (ABO and Rh system)
- Genetic Control of Rh Factor
- Karyotyping
Molecular Genetics
- Gene as the Functional Unit of Inheritance
- Chemistry of Nucleic Acids
Evolution
Human Health and Diseases
- Common Diseases in Human Beings
- Maintenance of Personal and Public Hygiene
- Basic Concepts of Immunology
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Mental Health – Depression
Microbes in Human Welfare
- Bioremediation
Applications of Biotechnology
- Biological Products and Their Uses
Organisms and Populations
- Concept of Biome and Their Distribution
- Responses to Abiotic Factors
- Adaptations and Its Types
Biodiversity and Its Conservation
- Biogeographical Regions of India
- Threats to Biodiversity
- Causes of Biodiversity Loss
- IUCN
Environmental Issues
- Biomagnification
- Types of Farming in India > Organic Farming
- Responses to Abiotic Factors
- Living organisms deal with the extreme weather conditions through the following adaptations:
(i) Regulation
(ii) Conformation
(iii) Migration
(iv) Suspension
