M.Sc IN PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

M.Sc IN PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

II. Molecular Cell Biology
III Biochemistry and Metabolomics
IV. Molecular Basis of Plant Growth and Development
V. Genetics and Gene Regulation

VI. Structure and Function of Eukaryotic Genome
VII. Molecular Basis of Differentiation and Morphogenesis
VIII. Plant Biotechnology
Dissertation
Theory papers (VI-VIII)
Practicals on above papers (VI-VIII)

Matter, Universe and Origin of Life -- Basic concepts of energy; Solar radiation,
H2S and CH4 as source of energy; Origin of universe; Principles of evolution;
Molecular evolution and formation of large molecules; Origin of life from molecules
to the eukaryotic cell; Nature of chemical bonds; Electromagnetic spectrum;
Interaction of matter and radiation.
· Basic Physical Chemistry -- Chemical reactions; Ion transport; Thermodynamics;
Entropy, enthalpy and free energy; Redox reactions.
· Molecules of Life -- Structure and diversity of sugars, amino acids, carbohydrates,
lipids and proteins; Nucleic acids, the self-replicating molecules.