B.Sc. (Prog.) Life Science 2nd Year, Sem IV Paper 15-LSPT 408- BIODIVERSITY-III PLANTS Unit 5. of Cultivated plants: Cereals (Wheat & Rice) 2 lectures 1st Jan – 15th Jan Unit 5. of Cultivated plants: Legumes (Gram & Groundnut) 2 lectures 16th Jan – 31st Jan Unit 5. of Cultivated plants: Spices (Black pepper & Fennel) 2 lectures 1st Feb – 15th Feb Unit 1. Introduction Different of tissue; 2 lectures 16th Feb -29th Feb Unit 1. Introduction Organization of Different types of tissue into root, stem 2 lectures 1st Mar – 15th Mar Unit 1. Introduction Organization of Different types of tissue into leaf Concept of stele 2 lectures 16th Mar – 31st Mar Unit 1. Introduction Evolution of stele 1 lectures 1st Apr – 15th Apr B.Sc. (Honours) Botany- Erstwhile FYUP Name of Paper & Code Allocation of Lectures Month wise schedule Tutorial/Assignment/ Presentation etc. Reading suggestions Paper 19: FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY (THEORY)
Unit 8: Introduction to bioinformatics Branches Database: Definition and classification Introduction, tools, databases, retrieval tool, submission tools, (types) database database. 7 lectures 1st Jan – 15th Jan Discussion on sources of Data in different databases and Mallick Pevsner Unit 9: Sequence alignment of alignment; Matrix (PAM and BLOSUM) sequence alignment (Global, Local) 6 lectures 16th Jan – 31st Jan Discussion on Scoring Matrix (PAM and BLOSUM) Ghosh and Mallick Pevsner Unit 9: Sequence alignment sequence alignment (Local) Unit 10: Molecular phylogeny of Phylogeny; of Trees; of phylogeny. Unit 7: Model organisms and systems biology 9 lectures 1st Feb – 15th Feb Assignment: Model organisms and systems biology and Mallick Pevsner Snustad and Simmons
Unit 4: Structural genomics overview; Maps physical and Molecular maps of chromosomes; based cloning of gene (Chromosomes walking and Chromosomes jumping) genome sequencing (Shotgun and clone by clone approach) genome Project. 7 lectures 16th Feb -29th Feb Test: Sequence alignment and Molecular phylogeny Ghosh and Mallick Pevsner Snustad and Simmons Unit 4: Structural genomics genome sequencing (Shotgun and clone by clone approach) Unit 5: Functional genomics (Array hybridization and gene chips to study transcriptome); (2D-gel electrophoresis and MALDI) Sequences Tags genetics (site directed mutagenesis). 10 lectures 1st Mar – 15th Mar Assignment: Various Types of Databases for Bioinformatics Ghosh and Mallick Pevsner Snustad and Simmons
Unit 6: Comparative genomics features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genome and Mitochondrial genomics Unit 2: Developmental and physiological mechanisms that protect plants against environmental stress in plants in root: shoot ratio development adjustment solute production. 6 lectures 16th Mar – 31st Mar Test: Structural and Functional genomics Ghosh and Mallick Pevsner Snustad and Simmons Taiz and Zeiger Buchanan, Gruissem and Jones Unit 3: Reactive oxygen species–Production and scavenging mechanisms Revision and Discussions 7 lectures 1st Apr – 15th Apr Revision and Discussions Taiz and Zeiger Buchanan, Gruissem and Jones Paper 19: FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY (PRACTICALS) Quantitative estimation of peroxidase activity in the seedlings in the absence and presence of salt stress. 4 Practical 1st Jan – 15th Jan Superoxide activity in seedlings in the absence and presence of salt stress 4 Practical 16th Jan – 31st Jan Zymographic analysis of peroxidase. 4 Practical 1st Feb – 15th Feb Zymographic analysis of superoxide dismutase activity 4 Practical 16th Feb -29th Feb Nucleic acid databases (NCBI, EmBL and DDBJ) Protein databases (PIR,PDB) Literature Database (PubMed) 4 Practical 1st Mar – 15th Mar Sequence Retrieval Sequence Homology 2 Practical 16th Mar – 31st Mar