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AUCET 2004 Information about Entrance Tests 05 -Biotechnology
The syllabus prescribed hereunder for the tests is generally the same as the one followed for the B.Sc. / B.Com. / B.A. Degree under the Common Core Sheme 1995-98, unless otherwise specified.
| Test No & Subject
| 05 -Biotechnology
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Biosphere, Ecosystems, Energy flow through Ecosystems. Air, water and soil pollutions. Permeability, diffusion, osmosis and imbibition. The ascent of sap in plants. Stomatal transpiration. Circulation and Excretion in mammals. Composition and functions of the blood. Coagulation of blood. Structure and functions of kidney. Endocrineglands and their secretions, physiological role and biochemical actions of hormones in human body. Phytohormones.
Classification of enzymes, factors effecting enzyme action. Coenzymes. Enzyme inhibition, specificity and mechanism of enzyme action. Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, glycogenesis and glycogenolysis, glycolysis and TCA cycle. Oxidative phosphorylation and electron transport. Photosynthesis and Photorespiration. Synthesis and degradation of fatty acids and triglycerides. Biological Nitrogen fixation. Transamination. Urea Cycle. Essential amino acids. Structure of DNA and RNA. Replication of DNA. DNA damage and repair. Types of RNA. Genetic Code and Protein synthesis. Role of Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Iodine, Fluorine and Cobalt in living systems.
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Structure, replication, transmission and classification of viruses. Ultrastructure of bacteria, cynobacteria, eukaryotic algae, yeast and fungal cells. Simple and differential staining techniques. Economic importance of algae anda fungi. Anatomy of stem, leaf and root. Micro and Megasporogenesis. Monosporic, bisporic and tetrasporic types of female gametophytes. Outlines of apomixis, parthenocarpy and polyembryony.
Structure, reproduction, life history and systematic position of Plasmodium, Fasciola, Palaemon and Asterias. History and scope of Immunology. Immune systems. Antibody-antigen reaction. Blood groups. Structure and function of immunoglobulins. Vaccination and Types of vaccines.
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Ultrastructure of a typical cell-plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, chloroplast, mitochondrion, nucleus and ribosomes. Mitosis and meiosis. Mendelian principles of segregation and independent assortment. Gene interactions. Multiple alleles Linkage and crossing over and chromosome mapping. Sex determination. Sex linked inheritance. Principles of separation and isolation techniques for proteins and nucleic acids. Basic principles and applications of chromotographic, electrophoretic and spectrophotometric techniques. General concepts of recombinant DNA technology. Restriction endonucleares, cloning vectors. Applications of Biotechnology in agriculture, medicine and Industry. Naural selection, Types of mutations and their significance in evolution. Genetic drift.
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