LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034  B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY

AF 11

FIFTH SEMESTER – NOV 2006

ZO 5502 – BIOTECHNOLOGY

(Also equivalent to ZOO 514)

 

 

Date & Time : 30-10-2006/9.00-12.00         Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

 

PART A

(Answer all )                                                                                   10 x 2 = 20

1. Comment on bacterial vaccines
2. What are monoclonal antibodies?
3. Write a note on plasmids
4. What is micropropagation?
5. Name any two Indian and foreign Biotech Companies
6. What are called Transformed Cell Lines?
7. Comment on Idiolites
8. What is biodegradation?
9. Comment on Hybridoma Technology
10. Name any four primary metabolites

PART B

(Answer any four)                                                                                     4 x 10 = 40

1. Describe the role of microbes in Biotech Industry
2. Explain the different gene cloning strategies
3. Bring out the importance of monoclonal antibodies
4. Explain the role of blood and blood products in cell culture
5. How do you construct a hybridoma cell line?
6. Bring out the socio ethical problems of Biotechnology

PART C

(Answer any two)                                                                          2 x 20 = 40

1. Form an essay on the role of Biotechnology in Agriculture
2. Discuss what is Patent Law and Intellectual Property Rights
3. Form an essay on the Technological uses of animal tissue culture
4. Discuss the importance of bioreactors in Biotech industry

 

 

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