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 Bio-Informatics)
Annual Examination, 2016
Time: 3 Hours. Full Marks: 80
Answer any Five Questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Describe the role of Biotechnology in agriculture.
2. How can Agrobacterium plasmid be utilized to introduce desired gene in host plant.
3. Describe the role of vectors in recombinant DNA technology.
4. What is somatic hybridization? Describe its application and limitations.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Protoplast isolation
in situ conservation
Cybrids
Androgenesis
6. Give an account of role of cryopreservation in conservation of germ plasm.
7. Fermentation is the base of modern Biotechnology, Discuss the statement.
8. Describe the technique and application of micro-array technology.
9. Write short notes on any two of the following:
DNA chips
NCBI
Types of Proteomics
Byte
10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Different methods of sterilization
Commonly used culture media and their composition in the field of tissue culture
Structure of typical IgG
Cell mediated immunity