BIOL-522 Cytogenetics & Plant Breeding-

Unit I-

Structure of Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic cells, Organization & function of cell & its components cell cycle, Mitosis, amitosis & meiosis, Elements of heredity and variation: Mendel & his experiments, Principles of segregation & independent assortment, test & back cross, Concept of gene, Linkage & crossing over, mutation & mutagens, Sex determination in plants.

Unit II-

Introduction to plant breeding, methods, principles & practices of convention, Methods of breeding in self & cross pollinated crops & asexual or vegetatively propagated plants.

Unit III-

Organic origin of life & evolution, evidences, mechanisms & theories