PRACTICAL

Paper Code: 
ZOL-203
Credits: 
3
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

 Animal Diversity II

 

Study of museum specimens and slides:

 

Phylum  Annelida-Nereis, Heteronereis-parapodia, Earthworm, Leech

Dissection (demonstration only): Earthworm- Anatomy, Digestive, Nervous System

Permanent mount: Septal nephridia, Ovary,Nerve ring.

           

Phylum Arthropoda: Daphnia, Cyclops, Scorpion, KingCrab, Crab, Eupagurus, Lepas, Balanus, Millipede, Termite, Centipede, Praying-mantis, Peripatus

 

Phylum-Mollusca:  Chiton, Unio, Dentalium, Nautilus, Loligo, Octopus, Sepia

 

Larval forms- Miracidium, Sporocyst, Redia, Cercaria, Cysticercus larva, Nauplius,Zoea,Mysis,cypris,Megalopa.

Phylum Echinodermata: Echinus, Starfish, Cucumaria, Antedon

 

Molecular Biology& Genetics

Study of Drosophila life cycle & idea about its culture

Identification of Male & Female Drosophila

Identification of Wild & mutant (Yellow body, Ebony, Vestigial wings, White eye) of

      Drosophila

 Study of permanent prepared slide - Sex comb, Salivary gland chromosomes

Identification of Blood groups(A,B, O & Rh factor)

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Pechenik, J.A. Biology of invertebrates,Tata Mc-Graw Hill Ltd, New Delhi.
  • Jordon, E.L., Verma P.S. Invertebrate Zoology, S Chand and Co.
  • Practical Zoology, Invertebrates, Lal, S.S. Rastogi Publications, Meerut
  • Practical Zoology, Invertebrates , Kohli,K.S., Ansari, A.S. Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.
  • Laboratory manual in Invertebrate & Experimental Zoology, Jacob Vyas Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.
  • Practical Zoology, Jacob, D., Bhatia,A.L., Kohli,K.S., Vyas,D.K. Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.
  • De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. (2006). Cell and Molecular Biology. VIII Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia.
  • Karp, G. (2010) Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments. VI Edition. John Wiley and Sons. Inc.
  • Lewin B. (2008). Gene XI, Jones and Bartlett
  • McLennan A., Bates A., Turner, P. and White M. (2015). Molecular Biology IV Edition. GS, Taylor and Francis Group, New York and London.
  • Primer of Genetic Analysis: A problems approach James N.Thompson Jr, Jenna, J.Hellack, Braver, G., David S. Durica, Cambridge University Press.
Academic Year: 
2017-2018
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