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Biotechnology and its Applications
Biology · Chapter 15 · Unit 4: Biotechnology and its Applications
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- Part 1: Agriculture and medicine17 slides
- Part 2: Gene therapy, diagnosis, transgenic animals and ethics13 slides
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30 cards for quick recall of key terms and facts.
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61 board-style questions with instant checks: Multiple choice 28, Short answer 16, Fill in the blanks 4, Long answer 4.
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Short and long chapter tests in board pattern, with results and analysis.
Step 5: Not started- Chapter test (long) — Biotechnology and its Applications · 40 marks · 100 min
- Chapter test (short) — Biotechnology and its Applications · 20 marks · 50 min
Topics 6
- Agriculture: micropropagation and somatic hybridisation; GM crops tolerant to cold, drought, salt and heat
- Pest-resistant crops (Bt crops; RNAi against Meloidogyne incognita); nutritionally enhanced crops (golden rice)
- Medicine: genetically engineered insulin, vaccine production, stem cells and their applications
- Gene therapy (SCID); molecular diagnosis by PCR, ELISA and DNA/RNA probes
- Transgenic animals: bioactive products (alpha-1-antitrypsin, alpha-lactalbumin), vaccine and chemical safety testing, study of diseases
- Biosafety and ethics: role of GEAC; biopiracy (basmati, turmeric) and biopatents