M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Third Semester
Botany
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Freeze etching.
2. Osmium tetroxide.
3. Feulgen stain.
4. Scintillation cocktail.
5. SDS-PAGE.
6. AFLP.
7. Null hypothesis.
8. Indexing.
9. Plagiarism.
10. Monographs.
Sub. Code
4MBO3C3
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Wk 3
Part B x 5 25)
Answer all the questions, choosing either or
11. Give an account of resolving power of microscopes.
Or
Explain the image processing methods of
microscopy.
12. How will you detect the radioactivity of a sample?
Or
Explain the methodology of antibody generation.
13. Explain the protocol employed for the isolation of
DNA.
Or
Analyse the RFLP technique.
14. Examine the objectives of research.
Or
Give an account of oral and poster presentation in
academic conferences.
15. Discuss the basic format of a thesis.
Or
Critically analyse the role of web browsing in thesis
writing.
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Examine the instrumentation and applications of
Scanning Electron Microscope.
17. Discuss the protocol and applications of FISH.
18. Critically review the methodology and applications of any
one DNA sequencing method studied by you.
19. Write an essay on the research design.
20. Give an account of the different marks used for proof
correction.
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