Syllabus

Course Code: B-ZOO-502 (ii)    Course Name: Recent techniques in Zoology

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Centrifugation: Basic principles, theory and applications of preparative and analytical centrifugation, Rotor types, sedimentation co-efficient and care of rotors.
2. Chromatography: Theory, principle and application of column, paper, thin layer, ion-exchange affinity chromatography.
3. Spectroscopy: Lambert Beer’s law, theory, principles and instrumentation of single and double beam UV/Visible spectroscopy.
4. Electrophoresis: Theory and application of SDS-PAGE and Agarose gel electrophoresis.
2 5. Radioisotopic techniques:- Basic concepts of radioisotopy, Theory and applications of GeigerMuller tube, solid and liquid scintillation counters, primary and secondary fluors, safety rules for radioisotopic studies, biological applications.
6. Microscopy- Principles and techniques of Microscopy, Light Microscopy, Phase contrast, Fluorescence, Stereomicroscope and Electron Microscope (SEM and TEM). Principles and uses of pH Meter, Calorimeter, Microtome.
7. PCR-General principle, working and its applications.
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