Biotechnology Class 11 Syllabus
Course
Structure
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Units
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Topics
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Marks
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Unit - I
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Biotechnology: An
overview
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5
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Unit - II
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Molecules of Life
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20
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Unit - III
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Genes & Genomes
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20
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Unit - IV
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Cells and Organisms
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25
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Practicals
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30
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Unit-I:
Biotechnology: An overview
Chapter 1:
Introduction to Biotechnology
Historical
Perspectives; Production Strategies in Biotechnology; Quality
Control; Product Safety; Good Manufacturing Practices; Good
Laboratory Practices; Intellectual Property; Public
Perception; Global market; Biotechnology in India and Global Trends
Unit-II:
Molecules of Life
Chapter 1:
Biomolecules: Building Blocks
Building Blocks of
Carbohydrates - Sugars and Their Derivatives; Building Blocks of Proteins
- Amino Acids; Building Blocks of Lipids - Simple Fatty Acids,
Sphingosine, Glycerol and Cholesterol; Building Blocks of Nucleic Acids -
Nucleotides; Biochemical Transformations
Chapter 2:
Macromolecules: Structure & Function
Carbohydrates - The
Energy Givers; Proteins - The Performers; Enzymes - The
Catalysts; Lipids and Biomembranes - The
Barriers; Nucleic Acids - The Managers
Unit
III: Genes & Genomes
Chapter 1: Gene
Structure and Function
Cell Structure and
Components; Tissues and Organs; Stem
cells; Biodiversity; Organization of Life
Chapter
2: Genomes Organization & Function
Cell Division; Cell
Cycle; Cell Communication; Movement; Nutrition; Gaseous
Exchanges; Internal Transport; Maintaining the Internal Enviornment; Reproduction; In vitro
Fertilization; Animal and Plant Development; Immune Response in
Animals; Programmed Cell Death; Defense
Mechanisms in Plants
Unit
IV: Cells and Organisms
Chapter
1: Cells: The Basic Unit of Life
Historical
Perspective; Multiple Alleles; Linkage and Crossing
Over; Genetic Mapping; Gene Interaction; Sex-Linked
Inheritance; Extranuclear
Inheritance; Quantitative Inheritance; Genes at Population
Level; Discovery of DNA as Genetic Material; Mutations; DNA
Repair; Genetic Disorders
Chapter
2: Organisms: Structure & Dynamics
Genome
Organization; DNA Replication; Fine Structure of Genes; From
Gene to Protein; Transcription - The Basic Process; Genetic
Code; Translation; Regulation of Gene Expression
PRACTICALS
1. Preparation
of buffers and pH determination
2. Sterlization techniques
3. Preparation
of bacterial growth medium
4. Isolation of
bacteria from curd and staining of bacteria
5. Determination
of bacterial growth curve
6. Study of
various stages of mitosis and calculation of mitotic index
7. Preparation
of karyotyping
8. Cell
counting
9. Isolation of
genomic DNA
10.
Detection of DNA by gel electrophoresis
11.
Isolation of milk protein (Casein)
12.
Estimation of protein by biuret method
13.
Assaying the enzyme acid phosphate