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BIOF110 BioLab

This document provides information about the Biological Laboratory course for the first semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. It lists the instructors, describes the course as involving experiments to strengthen concepts learned in General Biology, and outlines 13 experiments to be performed. It also details the evaluation components, which include lab experiments, two vivas, an online mid-semester quiz, a comprehensive exam, and evaluation of discipline and attendance in the laboratory.

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BIOF110 BioLab

This document provides information about the Biological Laboratory course for the first semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. It lists the instructors, describes the course as involving experiments to strengthen concepts learned in General Biology, and outlines 13 experiments to be performed. It also details the evaluation components, which include lab experiments, two vivas, an online mid-semester quiz, a comprehensive exam, and evaluation of discipline and attendance in the laboratory.

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INSTRUCTION DIVISION

Course Handout (Semester I, 2017-2018)


Course No. : BIO F110
Course Title: Biological Laboratory

Instructor in Charge: Anasuya Ganguly


Instructors (faculty): Prof. Utpal Roy, Prof Dibakar Chakrabarty, Prof Rajesh
Mehrotra, Dr Kundan Kumar and Dr Indrani Talukdar
Course Description:
The spectacular progress over the past two decades in our understanding of biological
processes at the molecular level has been made possible by the coming together of physical,
chemical, biochemical and genetic approaches and by the availability of a wide range of
analytical techniques. This course involves experiments designed to strengthen many
theoretical concepts learnt in the General Biology course.

Course Plan:
Expt No. Title*
1 Measurement of total protein content in the given sample.
2 Measurement of glucose concentration in the given sample
3 Measurement of mitotic index and duration of mitosis in the given plant tissue.
4 a. Measurement of Haemoglobin content in human blood
b. Determination of ABO-Rh Blood Typing.
5 Quantitation of DNA.
6 Determination of the Km of phosphatase enzyme.
7 Separation of chlorophyll pigments by paper chromatography
8 Study the phenomenon of plasmolysis in onion peel
9 a. Determination of the level of total cholesterol present in serum.
b. Determination of Body Mass Index.
10 Measurement of Blood Pressure.
11 Observation of permanent slides and comments.
12 Computational annotation of nucleic acids and proteins.
13 Tissue location of the endogenous enzyme polyphenol oxidase in the given samples

*For details read “BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY (BIO F110) MANUAL”


Evaluation components:

Components Duration Marks Remarks


Lab experiments 2hrs 13X10=130 Total 10 marks per experiment:
Observation/interpretation/result: 5marks
Discipline: 2 mark
Attendance: 3 mark
Viva 1 10mins 10 19th feb-24th feb
Viva 2 10mins 10 2nd april-7th april
Mid sem online 30mins 50 3/3/2018
quiz
Comprehensive 1hr 100 30/4/2018 (FN)
Exam

**No Makeup except medical cases with prior intimation from ARC
**Discipline in the laboratory has to be strictly maintained. Punctuality, attendance, good laboratory
practice will be part of evaluation component.
**Covered shoes, full length trousers and lab coats are mandatory and must be worn at the time of
performing an experiment.
Please bring a printout of the results and observation page for each experiment and get it signed after
the experiment is over.

INSTRUCTOR-IN-CHARGE
Course No. : BIO F110
Course Title : Biological Laboratory

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