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Principles of gene amplification; Polymerase chain reaction; Multiplex PCR; DNA and RNA extraction and purification; Expression vectors; promoters; plasmids and clones; Principles of plasmid ligation; Restriction digestion analysis; Principles of microarray and DNA chip analysis; Sequencing; Hybridization techniques; Gene transfer methods (electroporation; protoplast fusion); Gene addition and subtraction; Gene regulation; Genetic mapping; Gene and DNA markers: Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP); Short tandem repeats or microsatellites (STR); Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP); Expressed sequence tags (EST); Genetic fingerprinting and footprinting; Methods of DNA cloning and protein expression; DNA analysis in agriculture; medicine; forensic science and archeology

The fine structure of the gene; DNA and the genetic code; Mutation and the code; In-born errors of metabolism; Genetic engineering; Genetic mapping; Genetic regulation of development; Selected papers in biochemical genetics

Current trends in the classification of fungi; Fine structure of fungi; Mechanism of spore dispersal and germination; Water relations and rhythms of spore liberation; Economic mycology with special reference to food and industry; Mycotic infections and their control; Fungal toxicology

Evolutionary patterns of fungi and the criteria used in fungal taxonomy; Fungal ecology in relation to both man and plants; Aeromycology with emphasis on spore liberation and dispersal; Fungal differentiation and biotechnology

Introduction and classification of the nervous system external and internal features of the brain and spinal cord; Spinal and cranial nerves; C.S.F; and nerve tracts; Special senses; Autonomic Nervous system; Tract tracing techniques

Brief review of the physiology of automatic and central nervous systems; Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system and neuromuscular junction; Theories of anaesthesia; general and local anesthetic agents; central nervous system stimulants; hypnotics; sedatives and tranquillizers

Dietary essentiality of carbohydrates and lipids; Concepts; quality and biological value of proteins; Physiological function and biochemical mechanism of action of vitamins and inorganic nutrients; Metabolic interaction of nutrients; Proximate composition of food stuff; estimation of fibre; toxin additives; vitamins; trace elements and amino acids; Biochemical assessment of malnutrition adaptive responses to undernutrition; fibre in nutrition; protein energy malnutrition; Deficiency of zinc; selenium and some vitamins

Principles of pharmacokinetics; pharmacokinetic models; calculations of kinetic parameters and observations in normal and diseases states; Mechanisms of drugs action and quantification; Dose response relationships; Drug receptors and spare receptors; etc

Energy metabolism; election donors and acceptors and their electron potentials; Enzymes; coenzymes and mechanisms of action; Catabolism and anabolism pathways for proteins; lipids and carbohydrates; Nitrogen fixation and its function in plant development; Types and distribution of proteins; lipids and carbohydrates

Advances in mechanisms of disease development and control; Methods and materials used in plant disease control and the problems involved in their application; Survey of principles of hand and mechanically operated machinery for applying pesticides; Biological control; The physiology and biochemistry of plant parasitic diseases; Pre and post penetration; interactions of the host and pathogen; Assaying of phytotoxins; phytoalexins; cell wall-degrading enzymes and growth substances produced during pathogenesis