B.Sc. (Biotechnology) Practicals Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the FY BSc Biotechnology syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2023-24. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her third-year office registers name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Practicals
Module I
- 1 Study of mitosis from suitable plant material
- 2 Study of meiosis from suitable plant material/Permanent slides/Photographs
- 3 Study the effect of disinfectants on fomite surfaces.
- 4 Extraction and isolation of genomic DNA from various plant materials.
- 5 Purity and estimation of extracted DNA and RNA using UV-Vis Spectroscopy
- 6 Quantitative estimation of DNA
- 7 Quantitative estimation of RNA
- 8 Study of Karyotype - Normal male, Normal female, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter’s Syndrome and Turner’s Syndrome
- 9 Barr body identification in cells of Buccal smear.
- 10 Problems based on Mendelian Genetics, its modifications and gene interactions.
- 11 Construction of pedigree charts and analysis of Human genetic traits using Pedigree
- analysis.
- 12 Extraction and isolation of Genomic DNA from E. coli.
- 13 Separation and visualisation of DNA by Agarose gel electrophoresis (Demo)
- 14 Basic problems on Restriction Digestion Mapping
- 15 Study of ABO Blood groups in humans to understand the concept of multiple alleles using data collection strategies.
- 16 Enzymes in Action: Exploring the Role of Restriction Endonucleases in Genetic Engineering(Assignment)
- 17 Role of GMO’s in controlling Environmental pollutions(Assignment)
Text Books
- 1 Principles of Genetics, 7th Edition D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons Publisher Wiley
- 2 Principles Of Genetics by Gardner E.J Publisher Wiley India
- 1 Gene Cloning & DNA Analysis: An Introduction T A Brown Publisher Wiley- Blackwell
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Biotechnology) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2023-24. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.