B.SC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Structure
Semester I
I) Basic Biosciences I
Introduction to the plant world. Plant Kingdom. Classification up to the level of genus and species.

II) Microbiology
Criteria for classification of bacteria, Definition of species, examples of each major group.
Bacterial identification
Classification of viruses with examples


Semester II
III) Basic Biosciences II
a) Introduction to animal world, classification and taxonomy of animals. Applications of systematic Zoology
b) Animal classification- importance, binomial nomenclature, five kingdom approach, taxanomy, concept of species, Introduction to molecular taxonomy

IV) Cell Biology
Ultrastructure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
Microtechniques: Fixation- stains and staining methods-vital staining