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Edition : 1 | Volume : 0
Publishing Year : 2025
Langage : English
Publisher : South India Book Traders
Author/s :
Dr. Mamta Nehra , Dr. Praveen Kumar
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The practical manual titled “Fundamentals of Genetics” is specifically designed by Dr. Mamta Nehra (author) and Dr. Praveen Kumar (co-author) for B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture students to enhance their understanding of the foundational concepts in genetics. It covers essential topics such as the parts, types, and functioning of microscopes; the study of cell division through slide preparation of mitosis and meiosis; solving numerical problems related to monohybrid, dihybrid, test cross, and backcross; understanding various types of gene interactions with examples; working out probability-based genetic problems and Chi-square tests; and exploring key concepts such as sex linkage, crossing over, and the basic structure of DNA and RNA.
The manual offers a fresh, hand-on approach to learning genetics, specially designed for B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture students. Unlike traditional theory-heavy textbooks, this manual invite student to experience genetics through practical application.
This manual is perfect for:
Undergraduate students beginning their journey into genetics
Teachers and instructors seeking a reliable and ready to use lab manual
Competitive exam aspirants looking for a quick revision of practical aspects
Dr. Mamta Nehra
Dr. Mamta Nehra is an Assistant
Professor (Genetics and Plant Breeding) at Agriculture University, Jodhpur,
with over seven years of research and teaching experience. She holds M.Sc.
(Ag.) in Genetics and Plant Breeding from CCS HAU, Hisar with Junior Research Fellowship.
She earned her Ph.D. from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar (2018) and was a recipient of
prestigious INSPIRE Fellowship by the DST, New Delhi. She qualified National
Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by ASRB, New Delhi (2015).
She has led an international project on Stress-Tolerant
Orphan Legumes (STOL) under the India-Africa Framework for Strategic
Cooperation and conducted breeding experiments on mung bean, moth bean, horse
gram, dolichos, and cowpea. Dr. Nehra has published 28 research papers, 15
conference abstracts, and more than 15 popular articles, and participated in
numerous trainings and scientific events. She is a member of ISGPB and ISPRD,
has served as review editor for Frontiers in Plant Science and
reviewer for ARCC Journals, and has earned recognitions including the Young
Woman Scientist Award and Reviewer Excellence Award. Since September 2024, she
has been working as breeder under AICRP on Castor at Dr. B.R.C. Agricultural
Research Station, Mandor, Jodhpur.
Table of Contents..
1. Study of Microscope: parts and types
2. Study of Cell Structure
3. To Perform Experiment for Studying Mitotic Cell Division
4. To Perform Experiment for Studying Meiotic Cell Division
5. To Study the Monohybrid, Test Cross and Back Cross
6. To Study the Dihybrid, Test Cross and Back Cross
7. Study of epistatic gene interaction including test cross and back cross
8. Experiments on probability
9. Study the Chi-square test.
10. Determination of Linkage and Cross-Over Analysis (through Two-Point Test Cross and Three-Point Test Cross Data)
11. Study on Sex Linked Inheritance in Drosophila
12. Study of Models on DNA and RNA Structures
