N A L A N D A O P E N U N I V E R S I T Y
M.Sc. Botany, Part-II
PAPER-XVI
(Biotechnology and Bioinformatics)
Annual Examination, 2018
Time 3 Hours. Full Marks 80
Answer any Five Questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Give an account of DNA fingerprinting.
2. What is Polymerase Chain Reaction Describe its application.
3. What are T and B Lymphocytes Describe their role in immunity.
4. What are Restriction enzymes Discuss their types and uses.
5. Describe the various methods of sterilization. Which method is considered to be the most
effective.
6. Write short notes on any two of the following
Types of Proteomics Blast software
Cybrids Rh factor
7. Give an account of role of cryopreservation in conservation of germ plasm.
8. Write short notes on any two of the following
DNA chips NCBI
Byte in situ conservation
9. Fermentation is the base of modern Biotechnology, Discuss the statement.
10. Write briefly
Protoplast isolation
Agrobacterium plasmid