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P.G. Zoology Syllabus, University of Gour Banga, MaldaZGT 204 (Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics)40 marks1. Preliminary concept: Importance of statistics in biology and important terminologies: variable, population,data, and quantitative inheritance2. Graphical representation of data: Charts (histogram/Ogive curve/frequency curve)3. Central tendency: Mean, median and mode4. Variability: Mean deviation and standard deviation, co-efficient of variation5. Frequency distribution5.1. Concept of probability5.2. Binomial and Poisson distribution5.3. Normal distribution, computation of best fitting normal distribution; skewness, Kurtosis and moments6. Hypothesis testing and test of significance: t test, χ 2 -test, Z-test, F-test and r-test; p -value determination7. Quantitative genetics7.1. Continuous variation and quantitative inheritance, statistical analysis of polygenic traits; additive alleles7.2. Heritability: broad sense and narrow sense heritability7.3. Laws of probability in genetic events: application of binomial theorem7.4. χ 2 –analysis: role in evaluating the influence of chance on genetic data8. Bioinformatics8.1. Bioinformatics and its scope8.2. Turning DNA into proteins: genomics and proteomics8.3. History of sequence analysis; sequence analysis programs: genetics computer group and Omiga8.4. Molecular biology software: sequence similarity searching with FASTA, multiple sequencealignment using CLUSTAL W and CLUSTAL X, phylogenetic analysis using PHYLIP, annotatingsequence data using genotator8.5. Web-based resources: NCBI and EBI; database (virtual library): MEDLINE and SCI10
P.G. Zoology Syllabus, University of Gour Banga, MaldaZGP 201 (Practical; Related to ZGT 201 – ZGT 204)50 Marks1. Chordate1.1.Dissection and display of anatomical system of white rat/fresh water fish1.2. Identification of chordate specimens following taxonomic methods and principles1.3.Study of rat blood film for blood cells1.4. Slide preparation of different types of scales in fishes2. Ecology and environmental Biology2.1. Estimation of soil micro-arthopods2.2. Estimation of pH of soil/ polluted water2.3. Determination LC 50 / LD 50 of chemical /biological agents against aquatic bioforms2.4. Estimation of dissolved oxygen/carbon dioxide in pond water2.5. Preparation of peoples biodiversity register (PBR) for a particular region (following the guideline of WestBengal Biodiversity Board)3. Metabolic regulation and molecular biology3.1.Estimation of protein by Bradford/Lowry method3.2.Qualitative determination of bioactive compounds (saponin/ glycoside/ flavonoid/ steroid/terpenoid/ alkaloid) from medicinal plants3.3.Isolation of bacterial plasmid DNA/genomic DNA3.4.Restriction enzyme digestion of DNA3.5.Determination of molecular weight of plasmid DNA by agarose gel electrophoresis4. Quantitative biology and bioinformatics4.1.Brief introduction to programming languages used in bioinformatics4.2.Building phylogenetic trees4.3.Computing data charts/diagrams4.4.Determination of regression curve/probit analysis5. Laboratory note book updating and submission of prepared slides6. Viva-voce (20% weightage)11
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