M. Sc (Botany) Year II: (Level 6.5) Sem: III Major (Mandatory)
Common to ALL Specializations
Course: IV: IPR and Entrepreneurship skills (02 Cr)
Course: IV: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Entrepreneurship Skills
This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and essential entrepreneurial skills. It integrates legal frameworks protecting innovations with practical skills required to transform ideas into successful ventures, thereby fostering economic growth and innovation.
Upon completing the course, students will be able to:
CO1: Comprehend the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and identify its various types.
CO2: Recognize the necessity of patents and understand their current status in India.
CO3: Develop foundational skills essential for entrepreneurship.
CO4: Equip students with the mindset and knowledge required to succeed as entrepreneurs and contribute to economic growth and innovation.
M. Sc (Botany) Year II: (Level 6.5) Sem: IV Major (Mandatory)
Molecular Biology, Cytogenetics and Biotechnology (Specialization 4)
Sem IV Course II
Title of the Paper- Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics Credits :4
Modules 01: Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
Modules 02: Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
Modules 03: Classical Plant Breeding and Mutation Breeding
Modules 04: Molecular Plant Breeding
Course Outcomes
On completion of the course students should be able to
CO1: Understand the concept of gene regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
CO2: Apply the knowledge of gene regulation in operon, development of Drosophila and Arabidopsis and gene editing tools.
CO3: Explain the importance of classical plant breeding in selection process, distant hybridisation and in genetic manipulation.
CO4: Relate the molecular and mutation breeding technology in the various crop improvement programs.
Modules 01: Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
Gene concept and organization in prokaryotes
Regulations of gene expression in bacteria – lac operon, trp
operon (Positive and negative regulation)
Regulation of gene expression in bacteriophage λ (lytic and
lysogenic regulation)
Modules 02: Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
Transcriptional control, RNA processing control, mRNA
translocation control; mRNA degradation and protein degradation control
Genetic regulation of development in Drosophila and Arabidopsis
Gene editing tool: CRISPR technology
Modules 03: Classical Plant Breeding and Mutation Breeding
Selection – mass, pure line and clonal
Hybridization techniques in self-pollinated and cross pollinated plants.
Genetic control and manipulation of breeding systems
including male sterility and apomixes
Distant hybridization: Barriers to the production of distant
hybrids and applications in crop improvement; Limitations of distant hybrids
Modules 04: Molecular Plant Breeding
Marker assisted selection using DNA-based molecular
marker aided breeding: RAPD, RFLP, AFLP,
Microsatellites and SNPs
DNA Sequencing methods: Next Generation Sequencing methods
Mutation Breeding: types, methods and detection (PCR methods)