Animal Biotechnology and Cell Culture detailed syllabus for Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering (BBE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BBE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BBE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VII scheme and its subjects refer to BBE Professional Elective-VII syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of animal biotechnology and cell culture is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO CELL CULTURE 9
Layout of cell culture laboratory, Introduction to basic culture techniques, chemically defined, serum and serum free media. Primary cell culture and types of primary culture, Establishment of cell line, Maintenance and preservation of cell line. Types of cell line, Availability of cell line
Unit II
CELL SEPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION 9
Cell separation by density gradient, Fluorescent activated cell sorting, Characterization: Morphology,Chromosome analysis, Isoenzymes
Unit III
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Unit IV
MICROMANIPULATION OF EMBRYOS 9
Micromanipulation technology, Enrichment of X and Y bearing sperms from semen samples of animals: Artificial insemination and germ cell manipulation, In vitro fertilization and Embryo transfer technology.
Unit V
TRANSGENIC ANIMALS 9
Molecular Diagnosis of animal diseases, Concepts of Transgenic Animal technology: Strategies for the development of Transgenic animals and their importance in Biotechnology,
Course Outcomes:
- Define the basic concepts in cell culture techniques
- Recognize the importance of scaling up of cell culture for production of products
- Interpret the applications of Tissue engineering and 3D cell culture techniques
- Relate the need of genetic screening for In vitro fertilization
- Appraise the knowledge of live stock improvement using transgenesis
- Assess the scope, applications and ethical issues in animal biotechnology
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Animal Biotechnology 1. Niemann, Heiner, Wrenzycki, Christine .ed., Springer Publishing. 2018.
- Levine MM, Kaper JB, Rappuoli R, Liu MA, Good MF. 2004. New Generation Vaccines. 3rd Ed Informa Healthcare
- Animal Cell Culture by John R.W. Masters 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 2009
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