M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2016
Biotechnology
ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2013 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Reproductive Cloning
2. DMSO in cryopreservation
3. SV4O
4. Advantages of viral vectors.
5. What are second messengers?
6. Examples of hormones produced using animal
biotechnology.
7. RFLP.
8. Synthetic viral vectors.
9. Pluripotency
10. What is bioethics?
Sub. Code
501302
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Part B 5 25)
Answer the following
11. Give a brief account on artificial insemination.
Or
Describe about embryo sexing.
12. Write about adeno associated virus.
Or
Describe the history and development of self
inactivated viral vectors.
13. Yeast is a eukaryotic model system explain.
Or
Brief account on G-protein coupled receptor
signaling.
14. Write about biotechnological applications for HIV
diagnostics.
Or
Explain in vivo gene therapy.
15. Accounts on history of stem cells.
Or
Describe applications of hematopoietic stem cells.
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Part C 10 30)
Answer any three out of the following.
16. Detail account on conditional gene knock out with an
example.
17. Emphasis application of baculovirus with example
18. Explain animal biotechnological approach in vaccines
production.
19. Explain in detail applications of phage display
technology.
20. Discuss stem cell treatment in cancer.