Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Chromosome Structure and OrganisationUnit 2: Chromosomal Aberrations and PolyploidyUnit 3: Inheritance
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Plant BreedingUnit 5: Nanotechnology in Plants
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 23 topics
01Unit 1: Chromosome Structure and Organisation
4 topics+
- Morphology of chromosomes and karyotype
- Nucleosome model and chromatin packing
- Euchromatin and heterochromatin
- Special chromosomes: polytene, lampbrush, B chromosomes
02Unit 2: Chromosomal Aberrations and Polyploidy
4 topics+
- Deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation
- Aneuploidy: monosomy, trisomy, nullisomy
- Autopolyploidy and allopolyploidy
- Role of polyploidy in evolution: wheat, Triticale, Raphanobrassica
03Unit 3: Inheritance
5 topics+
- Mendel's laws and test cross
- Gene interactions: complementary, epistasis, duplicate genes
- Linkage and crossing over
- Gene mapping
- Extranuclear inheritance
04Unit 4: Plant Breeding
5 topics+
- Objectives and centres of plant breeding
- Plant introduction and acclimatisation
- Mass selection and pure line selection
- Hybridisation and heterosis
- Mutation and polyploidy breeding
05Unit 5: Nanotechnology in Plants
5 topics+
- Nanoparticles and their properties
- Physical, chemical and green synthesis
- Characterisation: UV-Vis, XRD, SEM, TEM
- Nano-fertilisers and nano-pesticides
- Risks and biosafety
About this course
You will be able to
- Describe chromosome morphology, organisation and special types of chromosomes
- Explain structural and numerical chromosomal changes and the role of polyploidy in evolution and breeding
- Solve problems on Mendelian inheritance, gene interaction, linkage and mapping
- Explain the methods of plant breeding: introduction, selection, hybridisation, mutation and polyploidy breeding
- Describe synthesis, characterisation and uses of nanoparticles in agriculture and plant science
Who it is for
- B.Sc Botany students of Semester 6 (UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus)
- Students preparing for M.Sc entrance and agriculture-related competitive exams
What you need
- B.Sc Botany Semesters 1-5
- Basic genetics from Class 12
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus for B.Sc Botany, Semester 6. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and question pattern.
Are genetics numericals asked in the exam?
Yes. Ratios, chi-square and map-distance problems are practised unit-wise in this course.
Is there a test after the course?
Yes. Unit-wise multiple-choice tests and a final exam paper are included for semester exam practice.
