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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

Assessment Methods: SIO 2004 CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50% Regeneration of complete plants from various cells, tissues
and organs from tissue culture systems. Media preparation
Medium of Instruction: and discussion of factors affecting cells, tissues and organs
English growth and ultimately plant regeneration. Meristem culture
and production of diseases-free plants. Various types of
Soft Skills: cultures. Clonal propagation, somatic embryogenesis.
CT3, TS3, EM2 Production of haploid and triploid plants. Production of
secondary plant metabolites in vitro. Importance and
Main References: contributions of tissue culture technique. Cryopreservation.
1. Madigan, M.T., Martinko, J.M. Bender KS, Buckley DH, Animal tissue culture and biotechnology
Stahl DA. (2014). Brock Biology of Microorganisms.
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14 ed. Benjamin Cummings. Assessment Methods:
2. Baltz RH, Demain AL, Davies JE (ed) (2010). Manual Continuous Assessment: 40%
of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology.3 rd ed. Final Examination: 60%
ASM Press.
3. Black, J.G and Black, L.J. (2013). Microbiology. 8 th Medium of Instruction:
Edition. John Wiley and Sons, Singapore. English
Soft Skills:
SIO 2002 ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CS3, CT3, TS2, EM2
Definition and introduction of animal biotechnology in Main References:
general, with respect to animal reproductivity, artificial 1. Rosna Mat Taha. (2004). Kultur Tisu Tumbuhan
insemination techniques in livestock animal, sperm Berbunga. Penerbit Universiti Malaya.
cryopreservation, production and application of vaccines. 2. Lindsey, K. Plant Tissue Culture Manual. (1991). Kluwer
Academic Publishers: Netherlands.
Assessment Methods: 3. Pierik, R.L.M. (1987). In vitro culture of Higher Plants.
Continuous Assessment: 40% Martinus Nijhoff: Dodrecht.
Final Examination: 60%
Medium of Instruction: SIO 2005 ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN
English BIOTECHNOLOGY

Soft Skills: An introduction to the theory of basic laboratory techniques
CS3, CT3, EM2 in molecular biology, with emphasis on basic laboratory
functions and techniques. This course concentrates on
Main References: DNA structure and function along with techniques of DNA
1. Alan, J. H. & Johnson, A. (1997). Animal Biotechnology analysis, including cloning, restriction digests, and
and Ethics. Springer-Verlag. polymerase chain reaction.
2. Renaville, R. & Burny, A. (eds). (2001). Biotechnology in
Animal Husbandry. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Assessment Methods:
3. Nagabhushanam, R., Diwan, A. D., Zahurnec, B. J. & Continuous Assessment: 100%
Sarojini, R. (2004). Biotechnology of Aquatic Animals.
Science Publisher: USA. Medium of Instruction:
English

SIO 2003 HIGHER PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS3, LL2
This course cover explaination of how plants function and
grow. Includes metabolism (photosynthesis, respiration, Main References:
mineral nutrition), water relations, gas exchange, response 1. Skoog DA, West DM, Holler FJ, Crouch SR (2013)
to environmental stresses, growth and development in Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry. 9 ed. Cengage
th
response to environmental cues and biochemical control of Learning.
growth. 2. Watson JD, Baker TA, Gann A, Levine M, Losick R
th
(2014). Molecular Biology of the Gene. 7 Ed. Pearson.
Assessment Methods: 3. Yang NS (ed) (2011). Systems and Computational -
Continuous Assessment: 40% Molecular and Cellular Experimental Systems. Intech.
Final Examination: 60%
Medium of Instruction: SIO 2006 ORAL COMMUNICATION AND
English SCIENTIFIC WRITING
Soft Skills: Lessons will include learning the steps and rules of writing,
CS4, CT3, TS3 understanding a scientific article and writing other related
important documents pertaining to working requirements.
Main References: The communication part will include basic skills in
1. Davies, P, J. (1995). Plant Hormone Physiology, communications, different styles of speech such as public
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Kluwer Academics. speaking, impromptu speech, prepared speech and
2. Mohr, H. (1995). Plant Physiology. Spring-Verlag. debate.
3. Raven, P.H., Evert, R.F. & Eichhorn, S.E. (2005). Biology
of Plants. (7th ed.) Worth Publishers Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 100%

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