Introduction to Unit 12 : Important Topics To Read
Applied Biology is as important as other units in CSIR Syllabus. Many important questions come in the exam from this unit. So must not take it for granted. You must read this unit via our e-learning portal for sure shot success in the exam.
Syllabus
A. Microbial fermentation and production of small and macro molecules.
B. Application of immunological principles, vaccines, diagnostics. Tissue
and cell culture methods for plants and animals.
C. Transgenic animals and plants, molecular approaches to diagnosis and strain identification.
D. Genomics and its application to health and agriculture, including gene therapy.
E. Bioresource and uses of biodiversity.
F. Breeding in plants and animals, including marker – assisted selection
G. Bioremediation and phytoremediation
H. Biosensors
Unit 12: Applied Biology is a mixture of many topics, out of which you may focus on some important topics listed below:
Important Topics to be studied From CSIR NET Unit 12
- Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer process
- Types of vaccines
- Different tissue culture requirements for both plants and animals
- Gene therapy
- Various bioresources, and uses in biodiversity, bioremediation and phytoremediation, purpose and the different organisms involved.
- Biosensors are also sometimes asked.
- You may expect some experimental questions on marker-assisted selection breeding of qualitative and quantitative traits or for disease resistance in plant breeding.
REFERENCE BOOKS For CSIR NET UNIT 12
- Plant Breeding principles & Methods Paperback by Bd Singh
- Plant Tissue Culture by Sathyanarayana B.N.
