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UNIT I
Chapter 1 Reproduction in Organisms 01
Chapter 2 Human Reproduction 11 June
Chapter 3 Reproductive Health 32
UNIT II
Chapter 4 Principles of Inheritance and Variation 45
July
Chapter 5 Molecular Genetics 58
Chapter 6 Evolution 89 August
UNIT III
Chapter 7 Human Health and Diseases 107
August
Chapter 8 Microbes in Human Welfare 138
UNIT IV
Chapter 9 Applications of Biotechnology 147 October
UNIT V
Chapter 10 Organisms and Populations 162 October
Chapter 11 Biodiversity and its Conservation 181
November
Chapter 12 Environmental Issues 201
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1
UNIT - I
Reproduction
in Organisms
CHAPTER
L iving organisms show a life cycle in the reproductive process involving two
involving birth, growth, development, types of gametes (ova and sperm), it is called
maturation, reproduction and death. sexual reproduction.
Reproduction is the fundamental feature of
all living organisms. It is a biological process 1.2. Asexual reproduction
by which organisms produce their young Asexual reproduction is wide spread
ones. The young ones grow and mature to among different organisms. It is common in
repeat the process. Thus reproduction results members of Protista, Bacteria, Archaea and
1 Reproduction in Organisms
Contractile
vacuole
Simple irregular Binary Fission in Amoeba
Nuclear
Contractile
membrane
vacuole
Nucleus
Hyaline area
Chromosomes
Daughter amoebae
Reproduction in Organisms 2
Longitudinal furrow
Daughter
Euglena
Chromosomes
Nucleus
Nucleoli
Nucleus
flagellum is retained usually by one daughter cell. the process is complete, then this division is
The basal granule is divided into two and the called repeated fission. e.g. Vorticella.
new basal granule forms a flagellum in the other During unfavorable conditions (increase
daughter individual. e.g. Vorticella and Euglena. or decrease in temperature, scarcity of food)
In oblique binary fission the plane of Amoeba withdraws its pseudopodia and
division is oblique. It is seen in dinoflagellates. secretes a three-layered, protective, chitinous
e.g. Ceratium. cyst wall around it and becomes inactive
In multiple fission the parent body (Fig. 1.4). This phenomenon is called
divides into many similar daughter cells encystment. When conditions become
simultaneously. First, the nucleus divides favourable, the encysted Amoeba divides
repeatedly without the division of the by multiple fission and produces many
cytoplasm, later the cytoplasm divides into as minute amoebae called pseudopodiospore
many parts as that of nuclei. Each cytoplasmic or amoebulae. The cyst wall absorbs
part encircles one daughter nucleus. This water and breaks off liberating the young
results in the formation of many smaller pseudopodiospores, each with a fine
individuals from a single parent organism. pseudopodia. They feed and grow rapidly to
If multiple fission produces four or many lead an independent life.
daughter individuals by equal cell division In some metazoan animals, a special type
and the young ones do not separate until of transverse fission called strobilation occurs
Pseudopodiospores
Ruptured
Three cyst wall
layered
cyst wall
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Daughter
nuclei
Daughter nuclei Pseudopodiospores Young
cyst formation formation amoebae
3 Reproduction in Organisms
Tentacles
Tentacles
Mouth
Manubrium
Manubrium
Mouth
Ephyrae Early Ephyra
budding (side view)
Inter radial
canal Per radial
canal
Mouth
Stomach Sense
organ
Stalk Manubrium
Stolon Marginal
lappet Bifid arm
Adhesive
disc
Young Adult Early Ephyra
strobila strobila (oral view)
Fig. 1.5 Strobilation in Aurelia
(Fig. 1.5). In the process of strobilation, several Nucleus breaks into several small fragments
transverse fissions occur simultaneously or chromatin blocks. Each fragment develops
giving rise to a number of individuals which a nuclear membrane, becomes surrounded by
often do not separate immediately from cytoplasm and develops a spore-case around
each other e.g. Aurelia. Plasmotomy is the it (Fig. 1.6). When conditions become
division of multinucleated parent into many favourable, the parent body disintegrates and
multinucleate daughter individuals with the the spores are liberated, each hatching into a
division of nuclei. Nuclear division occurs young amoeba.
later to maintain normal number of nuclei. In budding, the parent body produces one
Plasmotomy occurs in Opalina and Pelomyxa or more buds and each bud grows into a young
(Giant Amoeba). one. The buds separate from the parent to lead
During unfavourable conditions Amoeba a normal life. In sponges, the buds constrict
multiplies by sporulation without encystment. and detach from the parent body and the bud
develops into a new sponge (Fig. 1.7).
Chromatin Nuclear membrane Spores Spore case
blocks disintegrating
Nuclei
Nucleus
D Cytoplasm
Individual
parent Osculum
When buds are formed on the outer In fragmentation, the parent body
surface of the parent body, it is known as breaks into fragments (pieces) and each of the
exogenous budding e.g. Hydra. In Hydra when fragment has the potential to develop into a new
food is plenty, the ectoderm cells increase and individual. Fragmentation or pedal laceration
form a small elevation on the body surface occurs in many genera of sea anemones. Lobes
(Fig. 1.8). Ectoderm and endoderm are pushed are constricted off from the pedal disc and each
out to form the bud. The bud contains an of the lobe grows mesenteries and tentacles to
interior lumen in continuation with parent’s form a new sea anemone.
gastro-vascular cavity. The bud enlarges,
In the tapeworm, Taenia solium the gravid
develops a mouth and a circle of tentacles at its
(ripe) proglottids are the oldest at the posterior
free end. When fully grown, the bud constricts
end of the strobila (Fig. 1.10). The gravid
at the base and finally separates from the parent
proglottids are regularly cut off either singly or
body and leads an independent life.
in groups from the posterior end by a process
In Noctiluca, hundreds of buds are called apolysis. This is very significant since it
formed inside the cytoplasm and many remain
helps in transferring the developed embryos
within the body of the parent. This is called
from the primary host (man) to find a secondary
endogenous budding. In freshwater sponges
host (pig).
and in some marine sponges a regular and
Scolex
peculiar mode of asexual reproduction occurs
Neck
by internal buds called gemmules is seen
(Fig. 1.9). A completely grown gemmule is
a hard ball, consisting of an internal mass of
food-laden archaeocytes. During unfavourable
conditions, the sponge disintegrates but the Immature
gemmule can withstand adverse conditions. proglottids
Mature
When conditions become favourable, the proglottids
gemmules begin to hatch.
Micropyle
Monaxon
spicules Outer
membrane
Archaeocytes
Gravid
proglottids
Inner
membrane
5 Reproduction in Organisms
Reproduction in Organisms 6
7 Reproduction in Organisms
Reproduction in Organisms 8
II. Assertion: Offsprings produced by 10. Why is the offspring formed by asexual
asexual reproduction are genetically reproduction referred as a clone?
identical to the parent. 11. Give reasons for the following:
Reason: Asexual
reproduction (a) Some organisms like honey bees are
involves only mitosis and no meiosis. called parthenogenetic animals
A B C D (b) A male honey bee has 16 chromosomes
where as its female has 32 chromosomes.
5. Name an organism where cell division is
12. Differentiate between the following:
itself a mode of reproduction.
(a) Binary fission in amoeba and multiple
6. Name the phenomenon where the female fission in Plasmodium
gamete directly develops into a new (b) Budding in yeast and budding in Hydra
organism with an avian example. (c) Regeneration in lizard and Planaria
7. What is parthenogenesis? Give two 13. How is juvenile phase different from
examples from animals. reproductive phase?
8. Which type of reproduction is effective 14. What is the difference between syngamy
-Asexual or sexual and why? and fertilization?
9 Reproduction in Organisms
Concept Map
Simple irregular fission
Transverse fission
Binary fission
Longitudinal fission
Oblique fission
Sporulation
Fission
Strobilation
Plasmotomy
Exogenous budding
Budding
Asexual Endogenous budding Gemmule
Fragmentation
Morphallaxis
Regeneration Reparative
Epimorphosis
Restorative
External fertilization
Internal fertilization
Syngamy
Autogamy
Reproduction Sexual
Conjugation
Exogamy
Hologamy
Paedogamy
Merogamy
Isogamy
Anisogamy
Natural
Complete parthenogenesis
Parthenogenesis Artificial
Incomplete parthenogenesis
Paedogenesis
Reproduction in Organisms 10
2
UNIT - I
Human
Reproduction
CHAPTER
11 Human Reproduction
Human Reproduction 12
CRYPTORCHISM The failure of one or both testes to descend down into the scrotal sacs is
known as cryptorchism (crypto – hidden + orchis – testicle). It occurs in 1 – 3 percent of new
born males. A surgical correction at a young age can rectify the defect, else these individuals
may become sterile and are unable to produce viable sperms.
androgens namely the testosterone hormone the paired seminal vesicles and bulbourethral
which initiates the process of spermatogenesis. glands also called Cowper’s gland and a single
These cells are endocrine in nature and prostate gland. The seminal vesicles secrete an
are characteristic features of the testes of alkaline fluid called seminal plasma containing
mammals. Other immunologically competent fructose sugar, ascorbic acid, prostaglandins and
cells are also present.
The accessory ducts associated Ureter
13 Human Reproduction
a coagulating enzyme called vesiculase which the external genitalia located in the pelvic
enhances sperm motility. The bulbourethral region (Fig. 2.3 a). These parts along with the
glands are inferior to the prostate and their mammary glands are integrated structurally and
secretions also help in the lubrication of the penis. functionally to support the process of ovulation,
The prostate encircles the urethra and is just Fertilization, pregnancy, child birth and child
below the urinary bladder and secretes a slightly care.
acidic fluid that contains citrate, several enzymes Ovaries are the primary female sex organs
and prostate specific antigens. Semen or seminal that produce the female gamete, ovum. The
fluid is a milky white fluid which contains ovaries are located one on each side of the lower
sperms and the seminal plasma (secreted from abdomen. The ovary is an elliptical structure
the seminal vesicles, prostate gland and the about 2-4 cm long. Each ovary is covered by a
bulbourethal glands). The seminal fluid acts as a thin cuboidal epithelium called the germinal
transport medium, provides nutrients, contains epithelium which encloses the ovarian stroma.
chemicals that protect and activate the sperms The stroma is differentiated as the outer cortex and
and also facilitate their movement. inner medulla. Below the germinal epithelium is
The penis is the male external genitalia a dense connective tissue, the tunica albuginea.
functioning as a copulatory organ. It is made The cortex appears dense and granular due
of a special tissue that helps in the erection of to the presence of ovarian follicles in various
penis to facilitate insemination. The enlarged stages of development. The medulla is a
end of the penis called glans penis is covered loose connective tissue with abundant blood
by a loose fold of skin called foreskin or vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerve fibres.
prepuce. The ovary remains attached to the pelvic
The female reproductive system is far more wall and the uterus by an ovarian ligament
complex than the male because in addition called mesovarium.
to gamete formation, it has to nurture the The fallopian tubes (uterine tubes or
developing foetus. The female reproductive oviducts), uterus and vagina constitute the
system consists of a pair of ovaries along with female accessory organs (Fig. 2.3 b). Each
a pair of oviducts, uterus, cervix, vagina and fallopian tube extends from the periphery
of each ovary to the uterus. The
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ovulation. The infundibulum leads to a wider of the male. The Skene’s glands are located
central portion called ampulla. The last part on the anterior wall of the vagina and around
of the oviduct is the isthmus which is short the lower end of the urethra. They secrete a
and thick walled connecting the ampulla and lubricating fluid and are homologous to the
infundibulum to the uterus. prostate gland of the males.
The uterus or womb is a hollow, thick-walled, The external opening of the vagina is partially
muscular, highly vascular and inverted pear closed by a thin ring of tissue called the hymen.
shaped structure lying in the pelvic cavity The hymen is often torn during the first coitus
between the urinary bladder and rectum. The (physical union). However in some women it
major portion of the uterus is the body and the remains intact. It can be stretched or torn due to
rounded region superior to it, is the fundus. The a sudden fall or jolt and also during strenuous
uterus opens into the vagina through a narrow physical activities such as cycling, horseback
cervix. The cavity of the cervix called the riding, etc., and therefore cannot be considered
cervical canal communicates with the vagina as an indicator of a woman’s virginity.
through the external orifice and with the uterus The mammary glands are modified sweat
through the internal orifice. The cervical canal glands present in both sexes. It is rudimentary
along with vagina forms the birth canal. in the males and functional in the females. A
The wall of the uterus has three layers of pair of mammary glands is located in the
tissues. The outermost thin membranous thoracic region. It contains glandular tissue
serous layer called the perimetrium, and variable quantities of fat with a median
the middle thick muscular layer called nipple surrounded by a pigmented area called
myometrium and the inner glandular layer the areola. Several sebaceous glands called
called endometrium. The endometrium the areolar glands are found on the surface
undergoes cyclic changes during the and they reduce cracking of the skin of the
menstrual cycle while myometrium exhibits nipple. Internally each mammary gland
strong contractions during parturition. consists of 2-25 lobes, separated by fat and
Vagina is a large fibromuscular tube that connective tissues (Fig. 2.4). Each lobe is made
extends from the cervix to the exterior. It is up of lobules which contain acini or alveoli
the female organ of copulation. The female lined by epithelial cells. Cells of the alveoli
reproductive structures that lie external to secrete milk. The alveoli open into mammary
the vagina are called as the external genitalia tubules. The tubules of each lobe join to form
15 Human Reproduction
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which is connected to the lactiferous duct in life.
the nipple. Under the nipple, each lactiferous In the first stage of spermatogenesis, the
duct expands to form the lactiferous sinus spermatogonia migrate among sertoli cells
which serves as a reservoir of milk. Each towards the central lumen of the seminiferous
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is the ectoderm. The cells remaining in chorionic villi carrying foetal blood and are
between the epiblast and the endoderm form surrounded by sinuses that contain maternal
the mesoderm. Thus the transformation of the blood. The chorionic villi and the uterine
blastocyst into a gastrula with the primary germ tissues form the disc-shaped placenta. Placenta
layers by the movement of the blastomeres is is a temporary endocrine organ formed during
called gastrulation. Each germ layer gives rise pregnancy and it connects the foetus to the
to specific tissues, organs and organ systems uterine wall through the umbilical cord. It is
during organogenesis. the organ by which the nutritive, respiratory
The extra embryonic membranes namely and excretory functions are fulfilled. The
the amnion, yolk sac, allantois and chorion embryo’s heart develops during the fourth week
protect the embryo from dessication, mechanical of pregnancy and circulates blood through the
shock and help in the absorption of nutrients umbilical cord and placenta as well as through
and exchange of gases (Fig. 2.12). The amnion its own tissues.
is a double layered translucent membrane filled The primary germ layers serve as the
with the amniotic fluid. It provides a buoyant primitive tissues from which all body organs
environment to protect the developing embryo develop. The ectoderm gives rise to the central
from injury, regulates the temperature of the nervous system (brain and spinal cord),
foetus and provides a medium in which the peripheral nervous system, epidermis and
foetus can move. The yolk sac forms a part of its derivatives and mammary glands. The
the gut and is the source of the earliest blood connective tissue, cartilage and bone, muscles,
cells and blood vessels. organs of urinogenital system (kidney, ureter
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Fig. 2.12 Human foetus within the uterus
developed. By the end of the second trimester,
The allantois forms a small out pocketing the face is well formed with features, eyelids and
of embryonic tissue at the caudal end of the yolk eyelashes, eyes blink, body is covered with fine
sac. It is the structural base for the umbilical hair, muscle tissue develops and bones become
cord that links the embryo to the placenta and harder. The foetus is fully developed and is
ultimately it becomes part of the urinary bladder. ready for delivery by the end of nine months
The chorion is the outermost membrane which (third trimester).
encloses the embryo and all other membranes During pregnancy, the placenta acts as
and also helps in the formation of the placenta. a temporary endocrine gland and produces
The trophoblast cells in the blastocyst large quantities of human Chorionic
send out several finger like projections called Gonadotropin (hCG), human Chorionic
Somatomammotropin (hCS) or human
23 Human Reproduction
STAGES OF
FOETAL DEVELOPMENT
20 Weeks
Length of foetus increases
Hair on the head and
eyebrows. Skin becomes
covered with
16 Weeks sebaceous gland 24 Weeks
Lower limbs reach final Lungs are well developed
development. Rapid eye movements
Movements are seen begin. Foetus starts
gaining weight
12 Weeks 28 Weeks
Eyes and ears are well Immune system starts
defined. Ossification of developing. Central
long bones are seen nervous system
Urine formation begins developed. Retina is
well developed
8 Weeks 32 Weeks
Limbs and digits fully formed. Body weight increases
Movements start taking rapidly. Skin is smooth
place. Neck appears between due to deposition of
head and thorax. External genitalia subcutaneous fat
show sex differences
4 Weeks 36 Weeks
Formation of foregut, midgut and Blood vessels are
hindgut. Heart starts functioning. completely developed.
Forebrain is most prominent. Baby is positioned into
Upper limbs appears as the pelvis in head
paddle-shaped buds down position
40 Weeks
Baby is fully formed.
Ready to be born
any day
25 Human Reproduction
CAESAREAN When normal vaginal delivery is not possible due to factors like position of
the baby and nature of the placenta, the baby is delivered through a surgical incision in the
woman’s abdomen and uterus. It is also termed as abdominal delivery or Caesarean Section or
‘C’ Section.
Colostrum is also rich in IgA antibodies. This The female reproductive system consists
helps to protect the infant’s digestive tract of a pair of ovaries, a pair of oviducts, uterus,
against bacterial infection. Breast milk is the cervix, vagina and external genitalia. The male
ideal food for infants as it contains all the reproductive system consists of a pair of testes,
constituents in suitable concentration and is a pair of duct system, accessory glands and
easily digestible. It is fully sufficient till about external genitalia called penis.
6 months of age and all infants must be breast The process of formation of gametes in
fed by the mother to ensure the growth of a the male is called spermatogenesis and in the
healthy baby. female is called oogenesis. The reproductive
cycle in females is called menstrual cycle and
Summary it is initiated at puberty. The ovum released
Reproduction is a process which helps in during the menstrual cycle is fertilized by the
the continuity and maintenance of a species. sperm and the zygote is formed.
Human beings are sexually reproducing and
Zygote undergoes repeated mitotic division
viviparous. The reproductive events include
and the blastocyst is implanted on the walls of
gametogenesis, insemination, Fertilization,
the uterus. It takes about 280 days or 40 weeks
cleavage, implantation, placentation,
for the entire development of the human foetus
gastrulation, organogenesis and parturition.
and it is delivered out through the process of
child birth or parturition. The new born baby is
breast fed by the mother.
Human Reproduction 26
INTERESTING FACTS
1. Males are said to be sterile when they fail to produce viable sperms.
2. Azoospermia refers to the failure of spermatogenesis.
3. Enlargement of prostate gland is called prostatitis and can lead to difficulty in urination.
4. Castration or surgical removal of testis is known as orchidectomy.
5. Spermarche is the first ejaculation of the semen.
Arunachalam Muruganantham
Inventor And Social Entrepreneur
Arunachalam Muruganantham is the man behind the world’s first low cost sanitary napkin
making machine. His mission was to provide sanitary napkins at minimal cost to poor
women across the country, especially in rural areas. The journey began when he was shocked
by the fact that women in India including his wife often used things such as old rags, leaves
and even ash during menstruation. Approximately 70 percent of all reproductive diseases
in India are caused by poor menstrual hygiene. 23 percent of girls drop out of schools once
they attain puberty. He wished to make a social impact by creating more livelihoods and
improving the menstrual hygiene of rural women.
Arunachalam initiated his research in 1999 and almost after 5 years, successfully created
a low cost machine for the production of sanitary napkins. He presented his prototype
to IIT, Madras for a national innovation competition in 2006 and out of 943 entries, his
machine stood first. Arunachalam made 250 machines in 18 months and set out to states in
Northern India namely Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Arunachalam Muruganantham was named one of the Time Magazine’s 100 most
influential people in 2014. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016.
27 Human Reproduction
Human Reproduction 28
17.
Mention the differences between 33. Identify the given image and label its parts
spermiogenesis and spermatogenesis. marked as a, b, c and d
18. At what stage of development are the d
gametes formed in new born male and
female? a
19. Expand the acronyms b
a. FSH b. LH c. hCG d. hPL
c
20. How is polyspermy avoided in humans?
21. What is colostrum? Write its significance.
22. Placenta is an endocrine tissue. Justify.
34. The following is the illustration of the
23. Draw a labeled sketch of a spermatozoan.
sequence of ovarian events (a-i) in a
24. What is inhibin? State its functions. human female.
25. Mention the importance of the position of
the testes in humans.
26. What is the composition of semen?
27. Name the hormones produced from the a) Identify the figure that illustrates ovulation
placenta during pregnancy. and mention the stage of oogenesis it
28. Define gametogenesis. represents.
29. Describe the structure of the human ovum b) Name the ovarian hormone and the
with a neat labelled diagram. pituitary hormone that have caused the
above-mentioned events.
30.
Give a schematic representation of
spermatogenesis and oogenesis in humans. c) Explain the changes that occurs in the
uterus simultaneously in anticipation.
31.
Explain the various phases of the
menstrual cycle. d) Write the difference between C and H.
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Procedure:
Step 1: Use the URL or scan the QR Code to launch the “Stages of Development before
Birth” activity page.
Step 2:On the right of the window, Click “Video” and view the development of embryo
during that particular stage.
Step 3: Click “Show Features” to know the parts. Click “Heartbeat-Symbol” to hear the
heartbeat of the embryo at that particular stage. Click “Weighing Machine” placed
below to know the weight of the offspring at that stage.
Step 4: Repeat the above steps with the different weeks by clicking the respective week tabs
placed below.
Step 4
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UNIT - I
Reproductive
Health
CHAPTER
Safe motherhood begins before conception
with healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition.
Chapter outline
3.1. Need for reproductive health problems
and strategies
3.2. Amniocentesis and its statutory ban
3.3. Social impact of sex ratio,
R eproductive health represents a society with
people having physically and functionally
normal reproductive organs. Healthy people
female foeticide and infanticide have healthier babies and are able to care for
3.4. Population explosion and birth control their family, and contribute more to the society
3.5. Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) and community. Hence, health is a community
3.6. Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) issue. Reproductive system is a complex system
3.7. Infertility controlled by the neuro-endocrine system,
3.8. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) hence, it is important to take necessary steps to
3..9. Detection of foetal disorders during early protect it from infectious diseases and injury.
pregnancy
3.1. N
eed for reproductive health-
Learning objectives Problems and strategies
India is amongst the first few countries
➢ Understands the importance of sex in the world to initiate the ‘Family planning
education and reproductive health. programme’ since 1951 and is periodically
➢ Learns the importance of amniocentesis as assessed every decade. These programmes are
a pre-natal diagnosis. popularly named as ‘Reproductive and Child
➢ Evaluates the effects of Health Care (RCH). Major tasks carried out
maternal and infant under these programmes are:
mortality. • Creating awareness and providing medical
➢ Identifies, compares and assistance to build a healthy society.
explains different types of • Introducing sex education in schools to
contraceptive devices. provide information about adolescence and
➢ Discusses the medical necessity and social adolescence related changes.
consequences of MTP.
• Educating couples and those in the
➢ Explains the reasons of transmission and
marriageable age groups about the
prevention of STDs.
available birth control methods and
➢ Highlights the reasons of infertility.
family planning norms.
➢ Develops a positive and healthy attitude
towards reproductive life.
Reproductive Health 32
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Reproductive Health 34
male whereas in female it is used to cover IUDs such as Cu T-380 A, Nova T, Cu 7,
vagina and cervix just before coitus so as to Cu T 380 Ag, Multiload 375, etc. release
prevent the entry of ejaculated semen into free copper and copper salts into the
the female reproductive tract. This can uterus and suppress sperm motility. They
prevent conception. Condoms should be can remain in the uterus for five to ten
discarded after a single use. Condom also years.
safeguards the user from AIDS and STDs. Hormone-releasing IUDs such as
Condoms are made of polyurethane, latex Progestasert and LNG – 20 are often
and lambskin. called as intrauterine systems (IUS).
Diaphragms, cervical caps and vaults They increase the viscosity of the cervical
are made of rubber and are inserted into mucus and thereby prevent sperms from
the female reproductive tract to cover the entering the cervix.
cervix before coitus in order to prevent Non-medicated IUDs are made of plastic
the sperms from entering the uterus. or stainless steel. Lippes loop is a double
c. Hormonal barrier S-shaped plastic device.
It prevents the ovaries from releasing the 3. Permanent birth control methods are
ova and thickens the cervical fluid which adopted by the individuals who do not want
keeps the sperm away from ovum. to have any more children.
Oral contraceptives — Pills are used Surgical sterilisation methods are the
to prevent ovulation by inhibiting the permanent contraception methods advised for
secretion of FSH and LH hormones. A male and female partners to prevent any more
combined pill is the most commonly pregnancies. It blocks the transport of the
used birth control pill. It contains gametes and prevents conception. Tubectomy
synthetic progesterone and estrogen is the surgical sterilisation in women. In this
hormones. Saheli, contraceptive pill procedure, a small portion of both fallopian
by Central Drug Research Institute tubes are cut and tied up through a small
(CDRI) in Lucknow, India contains incision in the abdomen or through vagina.
a non-steroidal preparation called This prevents fertilization as well as the entry
Centchroman. of the egg into the uterus. Vasectomy is the
d. Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) surgical procedure for male sterilisation. In
Intrauterine devices are inserted by this procedure, both vas deferens are cut and
medical experts in the uterus through tied through a small incision on the scrotum
the vagina. These devices are available as to prevent the entry of sperm into the urethra.
copper releasing IUDs, hormone releasing Vasectomy prevents sperm from heading off
IUDs and non-medicated IUDs. IUDs to penis as the discharge has no sperms in it.
increase phagocytosis of sperm within the
3.5. Medical termination of
uterus. IUDs are the ideal contraceptives
for females who want to delay pregnancy.
pregnancy (MTP)
It is one of the popular methods of Medical method of abortion is a
contraception in India and has a success voluntary or intentional termination of
rate of 95 to 99%. pregnancy in a non-surgical or non-invasive
way. Early medical termination is extremely
Copper releasing IUDs differ from each
safe upto 12 weeks (the first trimester) of
other by the amount of copper. Copper
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37 Reproductive Health
• Tight clothing in men may raise the transferred into the woman’s uterus, where they
temperature in the scrotum and affect may implant in the uterine lining and develop.
sperm production. Excess embryos may be cryopreserved (frozen)
• Under developed ovaries or testes. for future use. Initially, IVF was used to treat
• Female may develop antibodies against women with blocked, damaged, or absent
her partner's sperm. fallopian tubes. Today, IVF is used to treat
many causes of infertility. The basic steps in an
• Males may develop an autoimmune
IVF treatment cycle are ovarian stimulation,
response to their own sperm.
egg retrieval, fertilization, embryo culture, and
embryo transfer.
All women are born with ovaries, but some
Egg retrieval is done by minor
do not have functional uterus. This condition
is called Mayer-Rokitansky syndrome. surgery under general anesthesia, using
ultrasound guide after 34 to 37 hours of hCG
(human chorionic gonadotropin) injection.
3.8. Assisted reproductive The eggs are prepared and stripped
technology (ART) from the surrounding cells. At the same
A collection of procedures, time, sperm preparation is done using
which includes the handling a special media. After preparing the
of gametes and/or embryos sperms, the eggs are brought together.
outside the body to achieve 10,000-1,00,000 motile sperms are needed for
pregnancy is known as Assisted each egg. Then the zygote is allowed to divide to
Reproductive Technology. form 8 celled blastomere and then transferred
It increases the chance of pregnancy in infertile into the uterus for a successful pregnancy.
couples. ART includes intra-uterine insemination The transfer of an embryo with more than
(IUI), in vitro fertilization, (IVF) Embryo 8 blastomeres stage into uterus is called
transfer (ET), Zygote intra-fallopian transfer Embryo transfer technique.
(ZIFT), Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT),
Intra-cytoplasmic sperm (ICSI),
injection Cryopreservation
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis, oocyte and (or freezing) of embryos
sperm donation and surrogacy. is often used when there
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI) are more embryos than
This is a procedure to treat infertile men needed for a single IVF
with low sperm count. The semen is collected transfer. Embryo cryopreservation can
either from the husband or from a healthy provide an additional opportunity for
donor and is introduced into the uterus through pregnancy, through a Frozen embryo
the vagina by a catheter after stimulating the transfer (FET), without undergoing
ovaries to produce more ova. The sperms swim another ovarian stimulation and retrieval.
towards the fallopian tubes to fertilize the egg,
resulting in normal pregnancy. Zygote intra-fallopian transfer (ZIFT)
In vitro fertilization (IVF) or As in IVF, the zygote upto 8 blastomere
Test tube baby stage is transferred to the fallopian tube by
In this technique, sperm and eggs laparoscopy. The zygote continues its natural
are allowed to unite outside the body in a divisions and migrates towards the uterus
laboratory. One or more fertilized eggs may be where it gets implanted.
39 Reproductive Health
Male infertility
Azoospermia is defined as the absence of Ultrasound
spermatozoa in the ejaculate semen on atleast Transducer
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requirements for reproductive health, one is 3. Identify the correct statements from
adviced to use them to avoid pregnancy or to the following
delay or space pregnancy. (a)Chlamydiasis is a viral disease.
Diseases or infections transmitted through
(b) Gonorrhoea is caused by a spirochaete
coitus are called Sexually transmitted infections
bacterium, Treponema palladium.
(STIs). Pelvic inflammatory diseases (PIDs), still
birth, infertility are some of the complications (c) The incubation period for syphilis is
of STDs. Early detection facilitates better cure of is 2 to 14 days in males and 7 to 21
these diseases. Avoiding coitus with unknown/ days in females.
multiple partners, use of condoms during coitus (d) B oth syphilis and gonorrhoea are
are some of the simple precautions to avoid easily cured with antibiotics.
contracting STIs.
4. A contraceptive pill prevents ovulation by
Inability to conceive or produce children even
(a) blocking fallopian tube
after unprotected sexual cohabitation is called
infertility. Various methods are now available to (b) inhibiting release of FSH and LH
help such couples. In vitro fertilization followed by (c) stimulating release of FSH and LH
transfer of embryo into the female genital tract is (d) causing immediate degeneration of
one such method. released ovum
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(b) B oth statements 1 and 2 are correct 11. Correct the following statements
but statement 2 is not the correct a) Transfer of an ovum collected from
explanation of statement 1. donor into the fallopian tube is called
(c) Statement 1 is correct but statement ZIFT.
2 is incorrect.
b) Transfering of an embryo with more
(d) Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect. than 8 blastomeres into uterus is
7. Match column I with column II and select the called GIFT.
correct option from the codes given below.
c) Multiload 375 is a hormone releasing
Column I Column II IUD.
A. Copper releasing IUD (i) LNG-20
12. Which method do you suggest the couple
B. Hormone releasing (ii) Lippes loop IUD to have a baby, if the male partner fails to
C. Non medicated IUD (iii) Saheli inseminate the female or due to very low
D. Mini pills (iv) Multiload-375 sperm count in the ejaculate?
(a) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii) 13. Expand the following
(b) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(ii) a) ZIFT b) ICSI
(c) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(iii) 14. What are the strategies to be
(d) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iii) implemented in India to attain total
reproductive health?
8. Select the incorrect action of hormonal
contraceptive pills from the following 15. Differentiate foeticide and infanticide.
(a) Inhibition of spermatogenesis. 16. Describe the major STDs and their
symptoms.
(b) Inhibition of ovulation.
17. How are STDs transmitted?
(c) Changes in cervical mucus impairing
its ability to allow passage and 18. Write the preventive measures of STDs.
transport of sperms. 19. The procedure of GIFT involves the
(d) Alteration in uterine endometrium to transfer of female gametes into the
make it unsuitable for implantation. fallopain tube, can gametes be transferred
to the uterus to achieve the same result?
9. What is amniocentesis? Why a statutory Explain.
ban is imposed on this technique?
20. Amniocentesis, the foetal sex
10. Select the correct term from the bracket determination test, is banned in our
and complete the given branching tree country, Is it necessary? Comment.
Periodic abstinence
Natural methods B
Coitus interruptus 21. Open Book Assessment
A Condoms, vaults,
Caps etc., ‘Healthy reproduction, legally checked
Birth control
methods
Oral contraceptives Pills birth control measures and proper family
Vasectomy planning programmes are essential for
Surgical methods
C
the survival of mankind’ Justify.
IUDs D
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UNIT - II
Principles of
Inheritance and
Variation
CHAPTER
Table 4.1 Genetic basis of the human ABO 4.3 Genetic control of Rh factor
blood groups
Fisher and Race hypothesis:
Antigens Antibodies Rh factor involves three different pairs of
ABO blood
present on present
Genotype group alleles located on three different closely linked
red blood in blood
phenotype loci on the chromosome pair. This system is
cell plasma
more commonly in use today, and uses the 'Cde'
IAIA Type A A Anti -B nomenclature.
C or c C or c
IAIo Type A A Anti -B
its father. The Rh negative mother becomes organisms. The chromosomes other than the
sensitized by carrying Rh positive foetus within sex chromosomes of an individual are called
her body. Due to damage of blood vessels, autosomes. Sex chromosomes may be similar
during child birth, the mother’s immune (homomorphic) in one sex and dissimilar
system recognizes the Rh antigens and gets (heteromorphic) in the other. Individuals
sensitized. The sensitized mother produces Rh having homomorphic sex chromosomes
antibodies. The antibodies are IgG type which produce only one type of gametes
are small and can cross placenta and enter the (homogametic) whereas heteromorphic
foetal circulation. By the time the mother gets individuals produce two types of gametes
sensitized and produce anti ‘D’ antibodies, the (heterogametic).
child is delivered.
Usually no effects are associated with Y CHROMOSOME
exposure of the mother to Rh positive antigen The human Y chromosome
during the first child birth, subsequent Rh is only 60 Mb in size with
positive children carried by the same mother, 60 functional genes whereas
may be exposed to antibodies produced by X chromosomes are 165 Mb in size with
the mother against Rh antigen, which are about 1,000 genes.
carried across the placenta into the foetal
blood circulation. This causes haemolysis of Chromosomal basis of sex
foetal RBCs resulting in haemolytic jaundice determination
and anaemia. This condition is known as Heterogametic Sex
Erythoblastosis foetalis or Haemolytic Determination:
disease of the new born (HDN). In heterogametic sex
Prevention of Erythroblastosis foetalis determination one of the
If the mother is Rh negative and foetus sexes produces similar
is Rh positive, anti D antibodies should be gametes and the other
administered to the mother at 28th and 34th sex produces dissimilar gametes. The sex of
week of gestation as a prophylactic measure. the offspring is determined at the time of
If the Rh negative mother delivers Rh fertilization.
positive child then anti D antibodies should Heterogametic Males
be administered to the mother soon after In this method of sex determination the
delivery. This develops passive immunity and males are heterogametic producing dissimilar
prevents the formation of anti D antibodies in gametes while females are homogametic
the mothers blood by destroying the Rh foetal producing similar gametes. It is of two kinds
RBC before the mother’s immune system is XX-XO type (e.g. Bugs, cockroaches and
sensitized. This has to be done whenever the grasshoppers) and XX-XY type (e.g. Human
woman attains pregnancy. beings and Drosophila).
4.4 Sex Determination Heterogametic Females
Sex determination is the method by In this method of sex determination the
which the distinction between male and females are heterogametic producing dissimilar
female is established in a species. Sex gametes while males are homogametic
chromosomes determine the sex of the producing similar gametes. To avoid
individual in dioecious or unisexual confusion with the XX-XO and XX-XY types
of sex determination, the alphabets ‘Z’ and ‘W’ X chromosome which synapse and recombine
are used here instead of X and Y respectively. during meiosis. The remaining 95% of the
Heterogametic females are of two types, Y chromosome is referred as the
ZO-ZZ type (eg. Moths, butterflies and Non - combining Region of the Y (NRY). The
domestic chickens) and ZW-ZZ type NRY is divided equally into functional genes
(eg. Gypsy moth, fishes, reptiles and birds). (euchromatic) and non functional genes
Sex determination in human beings (heterochromatic). Within the euchromatin
Genes determining sex in human beings are regions, is a gene called Sex determining
located on two sex chromosomes, called region Y (SRY). In humans, absence of
allosomes. In mammals, sex determination is Y chromosome inevitably leads to female
associated with chromosomal differences development and this SRY gene is absent in
between the two sexes, typically XX females and X chromosome. The gene product of SRY is the
XY males. 23 pairs of human chromosomes testes determining factor (TDF) present in the
include 22 pairs of autosomes (44A) and one pair adult male testis.
of sex chromosomes (XX or XY). Females are • X-Chromosome was discovered by
homogametic producing only one type of gamete Henking (1891)
(egg), each containing one X chromosome while
the males are heterogametic producing two types • Y-Chromosome was discovered by
of sperms with X and Y chromosomes. An Stevens (1902)
independently evolved XX: XY system of sex
chromosomes also exist in Drosophila
4.4.1 Dosage compensation -
Barr body
(Fig. 4.2).
In 1949, Barr and Bertram first observed a
Male Female condensed body in the nerve cells of female cat
(Heterogametic) (Homogametic)
Parents 44A + XY 44A + XX
which was absent in the male. This condensed
Gametes Sperms Ova
body was called sex chromatin by them and
(22A+X) (22A+Y) (22A+X) (22A+X) was later referred as Barr body. In the XY
chromosomal system of sex determination,
males have only one X chromosome, whereas
females have two. A question arises: how does
the organism compensate for this dosage
Offsprings/ differences between the sexes? In mammals the
Progeny (44A+XX) (44A+XY) (44A+XX) (44A+XY) necessary dosage compensation is accomplished
Female Male Female Male
by the inactivation of one of the X chromosome
Fig. 4.2 Sex determination in human beings in females so that both males and females have
The Y Chromosome and Male only one functional X chromosome per cell.
Development Mary Lyon suggested that Barr bodies
Current analysis of Y chromosomes has represented an inactive chromosome, which
revealed numerous genes and regions with in females becomes tightly coiled into a
potential genetic function; some genes with heterochromatin, a condensed and visible form
of chromatin (Lyon’s hypothesis). The number
or without homologous counterparts are
of Barr bodies observed in cell was one less than
seen on the X. Present at both ends of the
the number of X-Chromosome. XO females
Y chromosome are the pseudoautosomal regions have no Barr body, whereas XXY males have
(PARs) that are similar with regions on the one Barr body.
is called a karyotype. Chromosome banding study of traits as they have appeared in a given
permits structural definitions and differentiation family line for several past generations.
of chromosomes.
Applications of Karyotyping:
• It helps in gender identification.
• It is used to detect the chromosomal
aberrations like deletion, duplication,
translocation, nondisjunction of
chromosomes.
• It helps to identify the abnormalities of
chromosomes like aneuploidy.
• It is also used in predicting the evolutionary
relationships between species.
• Genetic diseases in human beings can be
detected by this technique.
$ % Fig. 4.6 Symbols commonly used in pedigree charts
Genetic Disorders
A genetic disorder is a disease or syndrome
&
that is caused by an abnormality in an individual
DNA. Abnormalities can range from a small
' ( mutation in a single gene to the addition or
subtraction of an entire chromosome or even
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a set of chromosomes. Genetic disorders are
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of two types namely, Mendelian disorders and
Fig. 4.5 Human karyotype (male)
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Human Karyotype 4.8 Mendelian disorders
Depending upon the position of the Alteration or mutation in a single gene
centromere and relative length of two arms, causes Mendelian disorders. These disorders
human chromosomes are of three types: are transmitted to the offsprings on the same
Metacentric, sub metacentric and acrocentric. line as the Mendelian pattern of inheritance.
The photograph of chromosomes are arranged Some examples for Mendelian disorders are
in the order of descending length in groups Thalassemia, albinism, phenylketonuria, sickle
from A to G (Fig. 4.5). cell anaemia, Huntington's chorea, etc., These
4.7 Pedigree Analysis disorders may be dominant or recessive and
Pedigree is a “family tree”, drawn with autosomal or sex linked.
standard genetic symbols, showing the Thalassemia
inheritance pathway for specific phenotypic Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive
characters.(Fig. 4.6). Pedigree analysis is the disorder. It is caused by gene mutation resulting
in excessive destruction of RBC’s due to the Melanin pigment is responsible for skin colour.
formation of abnormal haemoglobin molecules. Absence of melanin results in a condition called
Normally haemoglobin is composed of four albinism. A person with the recessive allele
polypeptide chains, two alpha and two beta lacks the tyrosinase enzyme system, which is
globin chains. Thalassemia patients have defects required for the conversion of dihydroxyphenyl
in either the alpha or beta globin chain causing alanine (DOPA) into melanin pigment inside
the production of abnormal haemoglobin the melanocytes. In an albino, melanocytes are
molecules resulting in anaemia. present in normal numbers in their skin, hair,
Thalassemia is classified into alpha and beta iris, etc., , but lack melanin pigment.
based on which chain of haemoglobin molecule
is affected. It is controlled by two closely linked 3, 4 dihydroxy Tyrosinase
genes HBA1 and HBA2 on chromosome 16. phenylalanine Melanin
Mutation or deletion of one or more of the four (DOPA)
alpha gene alleles causes Alpha Thalassemia. Huntington’s chorea
In Beta Thalassemia, production of beta globin It is inherited as an autosomal dominant
chain is affected. It is controlled by a single lethal gene in man. It is characterized by
gene (HBB) on chromosome 11. It is the most involuntary jerking of the body and progressive
common type of Thalassemia and is also known degeneration of the nervous system,
as Cooley’s anaemia. In this disorder the alpha accompanied by gradual mental and physical
chain production is increased and damages the deterioration. The patients with this disease
membranes of RBC. usually die between the age of 35 and 40.
Phenylketonuria 4.9 Chromosomal Abnormalities
It is an inborn error of Each human diploid (2n) body cell has
Phenylalanine metabolism 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). Chromosomal
caused due to a pair of disorders are caused by errors in the number
autosomal recessive genes. or structure of chromosomes. Chromosomal
It is caused due to mutation anomalies usually occur when there is an
in the gene PAH (phenylalanine hydroxylase error in cell division. Failure of chromatids
gene) located on chromosome 12 for the to segregate during cell division resulting in
hepatic enzyme “phenylalanine hydroxylase” the gain or loss of one or more chromosomes
This enzyme is essential for the conversion of is called aneuploidy. It is caused by non-
phenylalanine to tyrosine. Affected individual disjunction of chromosomes. Group of
lacks this enzyme, so phenylalanine accumulates signs and symptoms that occur together and
and gets converted to phenylpyruvic acid and characterize a particular abnormality is called
other derivatives. It is characterized by severe a syndrome. In humans, Down’s syndrome,
mental retardation, light pigmentation of skin Turner’s syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome,
and hair. Phenylpyruvic acid is excreted in the
Patau’s syndrome are some of the examples of
urine.
chromosomal disorders.
phenylalanine
hydroxylase a. Autosomal aneuploidy in human
Phenylalanine Tyrosine
beings
Several autosomal aneuploidies have been
Albinism reported in human beings. eg. Down’s syndrome
Albinism is an inborn error of metabolism, (21-Trisomy), Patau’s syndrome (13-Trisomy).
caused due to an autosomal recessive gene.
Patau’s syndrome. In Turner’s syndrome the sex 6. Which of the following phenotypes is not
chromosome is XO and in Klinefelter’s syndrome possible in the progeny of the parental
the condition is XXY. An idiogram refers to a genotypic combination IAIO X IAIB?
diagrammatic representation of chromosomes. a) AB b) O
c) A d) B
Evaluation
7. Which of the following is true about
1. Haemophilia is more Rh factor in the offspring of a parental
common in males combination DdxDd (both Rh positive)?
because it is a
a) All will be Rh positive
a) Recessive character
b) Half will be Rh positive
carried by
c) About ¾ will be Rh negative
Y-chromosome
b) Dominant character carried by d) About one fourth will be Rh
Y-chromosome negative
c) Dominant trait carried by 8. What can be the blood group of offspring
X-chromosome when both parents have AB blood group?
d) Recessive trait carried by
a) AB only b) A, B and AB
X-chromosome
c) A, B, AB and O d) A and B only
2. ABO blood group in man is controlled by
9. If the childs blood group is ‘O’ and fathers
a) Multiple alleles
blood group is ‘A’ and mother’s blood
b) Lethal genes
group is ‘B’ the genotype of the parents
c) Sex linked genes
will be
d) Y-linked genes
a) IA IA and IB Io b) IA Io and IB Io
3. Three children of a family have blood
c) IA Io and IoIo d) IoIo and IB IB
groups A, AB and B. What could be the
genotypes of their parents? 10. XO type of sex determination and XY type
of sex determination are examples of
a) IA IB and Io Io b) IA Io and IBIo
c) IB IB and IA IA d) IA IA and Io Io a) Male heterogamety
b) Female heterogamety
4. Which of the following is not correct?
c) Male homogamety
a) Three or more alleles of a trait in the d) Both (b) and (c)
population are called multiple alleles. 11. In an accident there is great loss of
b) A normal gene undergoes mutations blood and there is no time to analyse the
to form many alleles. blood group which blood can be safely
c) Multiple alleles map at different loci transferred?
of a chromosome.
d) A diploid organism has only two a) O and Rh negative
b) O and Rh positive
alleles out of many in the population.
c)B and Rh negative
5. Which of the following phenotypes in the d) AB and Rh positive
progeny are possible from the parental
12. Father of a child is colourblind and
combination AxB?
mother is carrier for colourblindness, the
a) A and B only probability of the child being colourblind
b) A,B and AB only is
c) AB only a) 25% b) 50%
d) A,B,AB and O c) 100% d) 75%
13. A marriage between a colourblind man 21. Which of the following is incorrect
and a normal woman produces regarding ZW-ZZ type of sex
determination?
a)
All carrier daughters and normal
sons a) It occurs in birds and some reptiles
b) Females are homogametic and
b) 50% carrier daughters and 50% males are heterogametic
normal daughters c) Males produce one types of gamete
c) 50% colourblind sons and 50% normal d) It occurs in gypsy moth
sons
d) All carrier offsprings 22. What is haplodiploidy?
14. Mangolism is a genetic disorder which
23. Distinguish between heterogametic and
is caused by the presence of an extra
homogametic sex determination systems.
chromosome number
a) 20 b) 21 24. What is Lyonisation?
c) 4 d) 23 25. What is criss-cross inheritance?
15. Klinefelters’ syndrome is characterized by
26. Why are sex linked recessive characters
a karyotype of
more common in the male human beings?
a) XYY b) XO
27. What are holandric genes?
c) XXX d) XXY
28. Mention the symptoms of Phenylketonuria.
16. Females with Turners’ syndrome have
a) Small uterus 29. Mention the symptoms of Down's
b) Rudimentary ovaries syndrome.
c) Underdeveloped breasts
d) All of these 30. Explain the genetic basis of ABO blood
grouping in man.
17. Pataus’ syndrome is also referred to as
a) 13-Trisomy b) 18-Trisomy 31. How is sex determined in human beings?
c) 21-Trisomy d) None of these 32. What is male heterogamety?
18. “Universal Donor” and “Universal
Recipients” blood group are _____ 33. Brief about female heterogamety.
and_______respectively 34. Give an account of genetic control of
a) AB, O b) O, AB Rh factor.
c) A, B d) B, A
35. Explain the mode of sex determination in
19. ZW-ZZ system of sex determination honeybees.
occurs in
a) Fishes b) Reptiles 36. What are the applications of Karyotyping?
c) Birds d) All of these 37. Explain the inheritance of sex linked
20. Co-dominant blood group is characters in human being.
a) A b) AB
c) B d) O
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Genetics
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5.3 DNA is the genetic material endel’s theory dispelled the mystery
5.4 Chemistry of nucleic acids
of why traits seemed to appear and
5.5 RNA world
5.6 Properties of genetic material disappear magically from one generation to
5.7 Packaging of DNA helix the next. Mendel’s work reveals the patterns of
5.8 DNA Replication heredity and reflect the transmission of evolved
5.9 Transcription information from parents to offspring. This
5.10 Genetic code information is located on the chromosomes.
5.11 tRNA – the adapter molecule One of the most advanced realizations of
5.12 Translation
human knowledge was that our unique
5.13 Regulation of Gene expression
5.14 Human Genome Project (HGP) characteristics are encoded within molecules
5.15 DNA finger printing technique of DNA. The discovery that DNA is the genetic
material left several questions unanswered.
How is the information in DNA used? Scientists
Learning Objectives
now know that DNA directs the construction
➢ Identifies DNA as the genetic material. of proteins. Proteins determine the shapes of
➢ Understands the organization of prokaryotic cells and the rate of chemical reactions, such
and eukaryotic genome. as those that occur during metabolism and
➢ Learns to differentiate the nucleotides of DNA photosynthesis. The hereditary nature of every
and RNA. living organism is defined by its genome,
➢ Understands gene expression - which consists of a long sequence of nucleic
Replication, Transcription and
acids that provide the information needed to
Translation.
construct the organism. The genome contains
➢ Learns about codons and the
salient features of genetic code. the complete set of hereditary information for
➢ Understands the gene regulation any organism. The genome may be divided into
through Lac operon model. a number of different nucleic acid molecules.
➢ Realizes the importance of Human Genome Each of the nucleic acid molecule may contain
Project. large number of genes. Each gene is a sequence
➢ Illustrates the applications of DNA finger within the nucleic acid that represents a single
printing technique.
protein. In this chapter we will discuss the
Molecular Genetics 58
59 Molecular Genetics
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to identify the nature of the transforming proteases (an enzyme which destroys protein)
substance responsible for converting a non- did not affect the transformation. Digestion
virulent strain into virulent strain. They with DNase inhibited transformation
observed that the DNA, RNA and proteins suggesting that the DNA caused the
isolated from the heat-killed S-strain transformation. These experiments suggested
when added to R-strain changed their that DNA and not proteins is the genetic
surface character from rough to smooth material. The phenomenon, by which DNA
and also made them pathogenic (Fig. 5.1). isolated from one type of cell (S – strain),
But when the extract was treated with when introduced into another type (R-strain),
DNase (an enzyme which destroys DNA) is able to retain some of the properties of the
the transforming ability was lost. RNase S - strain is referred to as transformation.
(an enzyme which destroys RNA) and
Molecular Genetics 60
Infection
Blending
Centrifugation
5.3 DNA is the genetic material phages (virus) are added to bacteria, they
Many biologists despite the earlier adsorb to the outer surface, some material
experiments of Griffith, Avery and others, enters the bacterium, and then later each
still believed that protein, not DNA, was the bacterium lyses to release a large number of
hereditary material in a cell. As eukaryotic progeny phage. Hershey and Chase wanted to
chromosomes consist of roughly equal observe whether it was DNA or protein that
amounts of protein and DNA, it was said entered the bacteria. All nucleic acids contain
that only a protein had sufficient chemical phosphorus, and proteins contain sulphur
diversity and complexity to encode the (in the amino acid cysteine and methionine).
information required for genetic material. Hershey and Chase designed an experiment
In 1952, however, the results of the using radioactive isotopes of Sulphur (35S)
Hershey-Chase experiment finally provided and phosphorus (32P) to keep separate track of
convincing evidence that DNA is the genetic the viral protein and nucleic acids during the
material. infection process. The phages were allowed
5.3.1 Hershey and Chase experiment to infect bacteria in culture medium which
on T2 bacteriophage containing the radioactive isotopes 35S or 32P.
The bacteriophage that grew in the presence of
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase (1952) 35
S had labelled proteins and bacteriophages
conducted experiments on bacteriophages
grown in the presence of 32P had labelled DNA.
that infect bacteria. Phage T2 is a virus that
infects the bacterium Escherichia coli. When
61 Molecular Genetics
Molecular Genetics 62
components of adjacent nucleotides are called separated RNA from the protein of TMV
phosphodiester bond (5' 3'), indicating viruses. Three molecular biologists in the early
the polarity of the strand. 1980’s (Leslie Orgel, Francis Brick and Carl
The ends of the DNA or RNA are distinct. Woese) independently proposed the ‘RNA
The two ends are designated by the symbols world’ as the first stage in the evolution of
5' and 3'. The symbol 5' refers to carbon in the life, a stage when RNA catalysed all molecules
sugar to which a phosphate (PO4) functional necessary for survival and replication. The
group is attached. The symbol 3' refers to term ‘RNA world’ first used by Walter Gilbert
carbon in the sugar to which hydroxyl (OH) in 1986, hypothesizes RNA as the first genetic
functional group is attached. In RNA, every material on earth. There is now enough
nucleotide residue has an additional –OH evidence to suggest that essential life processes
group at 2' position in the ribose. (such as metabolism, translation, splicing etc.,)
Understanding the 5' 3' direction of a evolved around RNA. RNA has the ability to act
nucleic acid is critical for understanding the as both genetic material and catalyst. There are
aspects of replication and transcription. several biochemical reactions in living systems
Based on the X - ray diffraction analysis of that are catalysed by RNA. This catalytic
Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin, the RNA is known as ribozyme. But, RNA being
double helix model for DNA was proposed by a catalyst was reactive and hence unstable.
James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. The This led to evolution of a more stable form of
highlight was the base pairing between the DNA, with certain chemical modifications.
two strands of the polynucleotide chain. This Since DNA is a double stranded molecule
proposition was based on the observations having complementary strand, it has resisted
of Erwin Chargaff that Adenine pairs with changes by evolving a process of repair. Some
Thymine (A = T) with two hydrogen bonds RNA molecules function as gene regulators by
and Guanine pairs with Cytosine (G ≡ C) binding to DNA and affect gene expression.
with three hydrogen bonds. The ratios Some viruses use RNA as the genetic material.
between Adenine with Thymine and Guanine Andrew Fire and Craig Mellow (recipients of
with Cytosine are constant and equal. The Nobel Prize in 2006) were of the opinion that
base pairing confers a unique property to RNA is an active ingredient in the chemistry of
the polynucleotide chain. They are said to be life. The types of RNA and their role have been
complementary to each other, that is, if the discussed in class XI.
sequence of bases in one strand (template) is
known, then the sequence in the other strand 5.6 Properties of genetic material
can be predicted. The salient features of DNA The experiment by Hershey and Chase
structure has already been dealt in class XI. clearly indicates that it is DNA that acts
as a genetic material. However, in some
5.5 RNA world viruses like Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV),
A typical cell contains about ten times as bacteriophage θB, RNA acts as the genetic
much RNA as DNA. The high RNA content material. A molecule that can act as a genetic
is mainly due to the variety of roles played by material should have the following properties:
RNA in the cell. Fraenkel-Conrat and Singer S elf Replication: It should be able to
•
(1957) first demonstrated that RNA is the replicate. According to the rule of base
genetic material in RNA containing viruses pairing and complementarity, both nucleic
like TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus) and they acids (DNA and RNA) have the ability to
63 Molecular Genetics
direct duplications. Proteins fail to fulfill RNA genome with shorter life span can
this criteria. mutate and evolve faster.
• Stability: It should be stable structurally and The above discussion indicates that both
chemically. The genetic material should be RNA and DNA can function as a genetic
stable enough not to change with different material. DNA is more stable, and is preferred
stages of life cycle, age or with change in for storage of genetic information.
physiology of the organism. Stability as one
of property of genetic material was clearly 5.7 Packaging of DNA helix
evident in Griffith’s transforming principle.
The distance between two consecutive
Heat which killed the bacteria did not
base pairs is 0.34nm (0.34×10-9m) of the
destroy some of the properties of genetic
DNA double helix in a typical mammalian
material. In DNA the two strands being
cell. When the total number of base pairs is
complementary, if separated (denatured) by
multiplied with the distance between two
heating can come together (renaturation)
consecutive base pairs (6.6 × 109 × 0.34 ×10-9
when appropriate condition is provided.
m/bp), the length of DNA double helix is
Further 2' OH group present at every
approximately 2.2 m. (The total length of the
nucleotide in RNA is a reactive
group that makes RNA liable and
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Molecular Genetics 64
double helical DNA = total number of base octameres and the two turns are sealed off by
pairs × distance between two consecutive an H1 molecule. Chromatin lacking H1 has a
base pairs). If the length of E. coli DNA is beads-on-a-string appearance in which DNA
1.36 mm, the number of base pairs in E. coli is enters and leaves the nucleosomes at random
4 ×106bp (1.36 × 103 m/0.34 ×10-9). The places. H1 of one nucleosome can interact
length of the DNA double helix is far greater with H1 of the neighbouring nucleosomes
than the dimension of a typical mammalian resulting in the further folding of the fibre.
nucleus (approximately 10-6 m). How is such a The chromatin fiber in interphase nuclei and
long DNA polymer packaged in a cell? mitotic chromosomes have a diameter that
Chromosomes are carriers of genes which vary between 200-300 nm and represents
are responsible for various characters from inactive chromatin. 30 nm fibre arises from the
generation to generation. Du Praw (1965) folding of nucleosome, chains into a solenoid
proposed a single stranded model (unineme), structure having six nucleosomes per turn. This
as a long coiled molecule which is associated structure is stabilized by interaction between
with histone proteins in eukaryotes. Plants different H1 molecules. DNA is a solenoid and
and animals have more DNA than bacteria packed about 40 folds. The hierarchical nature
and must fold this DNA to fit into the cell of chromosome structure is illustrated in
nucleus. In prokaryotes such as E. coli though (Fig. 5.3). Additional set of proteins are
they do not have defined nucleus, the DNA required for packing of chromatin at higher
is not scattered throughout the cell. DNA level and are referred to as non-histone
(being negatively charged) is held with some chromosomal proteins (NHC). In a typical
proteins (that have positive charges) in a nucleus, some regions of chromatin are
region called the nucleoid. The DNA as a loosely packed (lightly stained) and are
nucleoid is organized into large loops held referred to as euchromatin. The chromatin
by protein. DNA of prokaryotes is almost that is tightly packed (stained darkly) is
circular and lacks chromatin organization, called heterochromatin. Euchromatin is
hence termed genophore. transcriptionally active and heterochromatin
is transcriptionally inactive.
In eukaryotes, this organization is much more
complex. Chromatin is formed by a series of
repeating units called nucleosomes. Kornberg 5.8 DNA Replication
proposed a model for the nucleosome, in Replication of DNA takes place during the
which 2 molecules of the four histone proteins S phase of cell cycle. During replication, each
H2A, H2B, H3 and H4 are organized to DNA molecule gives rise to two DNA strands,
form a unit of eight molecules called histone identical to each other as well as to the parent
octamere. The negatively charged DNA strand. Three hypotheses of DNA replication
is wrapped around the positively charged have been proposed. They are conservative
histone octamere to form a structure called replication, dispersive replication, and semi-
nucleosome. A typical nucleosome contains conservative replication.
200 bp of DNA helix. The histone octameres In conservative replication, the original
are in close contact and DNA is coiled on double helix serves as a template. The original
the outside of nucleosome. Neighbouring molecule is preserved intact and an entirely
nucleosomes are connected by linker DNA new double stranded molecule is synthesized.
(H1) that is exposed to enzymes. The DNA In dispersive replication, the original molecule
makes two complete turns around the histone is broken into fragments and each fragment
65 Molecular Genetics
3' 5'
Semi-conservative replication was
T A
proposed by Watson and Crick in 1953. This
C G mechanism of replication is based on the
A T
Parent DNA model. They suggested that the two
C G polynucleotide strands of DNA molecule
C G
G C unwind and start separating at one end.
T A
During this process, covalent hydrogen bonds
C G are broken. The separated single strand then
T A
C G acts as template for the synthesis of a new
T A
strand. Subsequently, each daughter double
T A
Parental Parental helix carries one polynucleotide strand from
A T
strand A T strand the parent molecule that acts as a template
C 3' 5' C
C G C G
and the other strand is newly synthesised
G C and complementary to the parent strand
G C TA
T A (Fig. 5.4).
C G
C G T A
T A
T A
C G C G 5.8.1 Experimental proof of
A T
T A
DNA replication
T A
A T A T The mode of DNA replication was
5'
3'
3'
determined in 1958 by Meselson and Stahl.
5'
They designed an experiment to distinguish
Daughter
strands between semi conservative, conservative and
dispersive replications. In their experiment,
Fig. 5.4 Semiconservative DNA replication they grew two cultures of E.coli for many
serves as a template for the synthesis of generations in separate media. The ‘heavy’
complementary fragments. Finally two new culture was grown in a medium in which
molecules are formed which consist of both the nitrogen source (NH4Cl) contained the
old and new fragments. heavy isotope 15N and the ‘light’ culture was
grown in a medium in which the nitrogen
Generation I Generation II
15 14
N-DNA N-DNA 14
N-DNA
15
N-DNA 15
N-DNA
14
20 min 40 min N-DNA
14
Gravitational force N-DNA
15 15 14 15 14 14 14 15
N N N N N N N N
Heavy Hybrid Light Hybrid
Fig. 5.5 Meselson and Stahl experiment to support semiconservative mode of DNAreplication
Molecular Genetics 66
source contained light isotope 14N for many to mutation. However replication errors are
generations. At the end of growth, they corrected by repair enzymes such as nucleases.
observed that the bacterial DNA in the heavy Deoxy nucleotide triphosphate acts as substrate
culture contained only 15N and in the light and also provides energy for polymerization
culture only 14N. The heavy DNA could be reaction.
distinguished from light DNA (15N from 14N) Replication begins at the initiation site called
with a technique called Cesium Chloride the site of ‘origin of replication’ (ori). In
(CsCl) density gradient centrifugation. In prokaryotes, there is only one origin of
this process, heavy and light DNA extracted replication, whereas in eukaryotes with giant
from cells in the two cultures settled into two DNA molecules, there can be several origins of
distinct and separate bands (hybrid DNA) replication (replicons). Since the two strands of
(Fig. 5.5). DNA cannot be separated throughout at a time
The heavy culture (15N) was then transferred (due to large requirement of energy) the
into a medium that had only NH4Cl, and took replication occurs within a small opening of the
samples at various definite time intervals DNA helix called as replication fork. Unwinding
(20 minutes duration). After the of the DNA strand is carried out by DNA
first replication, they extracted DNA helicase. Thus, in one strand (template strand
and subjected it to density gradient with polarity 3' 5') the replication is
centrifugation. The DNA settled into a continuous and is known as the leading strand
band that was intermediate in position while in the other strand (coding strand with
between the previously determined heavy polarity 5' 3') replication is discontinuous,
and light bands. After the second replication known as the lagging strand (Fig. 5.6). The
(40 minutes duration), they again extracted discontinuously synthesized fragments of the
DNA samples, and this time found the DNA lagging strand (called the Okazaki fragments)
settling into two bands, one at the light band are joined by the enzyme DNA ligase.
position and one at intermediate position.
These results confirm Watson and Crick’s
semi conservative replication hypothesis.
67 Molecular Genetics
As they move away in both directions, newly of information is reversed. RNA synthesizes
synthesized complementary nucleotides are DNA by reverse transcription, then transcribed
paired with the existing nucleotides on the into mRNA by transcription and then into
parent strand and covalently bonded together proteins by translation.
by DNA polymerase. Formation of new strand For a cell to operate, its genes must be
requires a primer (a short stretch of RNA)for expressed. This means that the gene products,
initiation. The primer produces a 3'-OH end on whether proteins or RNA molecules must be
the sequence of ribonucleotides, to which deoxy made. The RNA that carries genetic information
ribonucleotides are added. The RNA primer is encoding a protein from genes into the cell is
ultimately removed leaving a gap in the newly known as messenger RNA (mRNA). For a gene
synthesized DNA strand. It is removed from to be transcribed, the DNA which is a double
5' end one by one by the exonuclease activity helix must be pulled apart temporarily, and
of DNA polymerase. Finally, when all the RNA is synthesized by RNA polymerase. This
nucleotides are in position, gaps are sealed by enzyme binds to DNA at the start of a gene and
the enzyme DNA ligase. opens the double helix. Finally, RNA molecule
is synthesized. The nucleotide sequence in the
At the point of origin of replication, the
RNA is complementary to the DNA template
helicases and topoisomerases (DNA gyrase)
strand from which it is synthesized.
unwind and pull apart the strands, forming a
Y-Shaped structure called the replication fork. Both the strands of DNA are not copied
There are two replication forks at each origin. during transcription for two reasons. 1. If both
The two strands of a DNA helix have an the strands act as a template, they would code
antiparallel orientation. The enzyme DNA for RNA with different sequences. This in turn
polymerase can only catalyse the addition of a would code for proteins with different amino
nucleotide to the new strands in the 5' 3' acid sequences. This would result in one segment
of DNA coding for two different proteins, hence
direction, as it can only add nucleotides to the
complicate the genetic information transfer
3' carbon position.
machinery. 2. If two RNA molecules were
5.9 Transcription produced simultaneously, double stranded RNA
Francis Crick proposed the Central dogma complementary to each other would be formed.
of protein synthesis in molecular biology This would prevent RNA from being translated
states that genetic information flows as into proteins.
follows: 5.9.1 Transcription unit and gene
A transcriptional unit in DNA is defined by
three regions, a promoter, the structural gene
and a terminator. The promoter is located
towards the 5' end of the coding strand. It is a
DNA sequence that provides binding site for
RNA polymerase. The presence of promoter
The process of copying genetic information in a transcription unit, defines the template
from one strand of DNA into RNA is and coding strands. The terminator region
termed transcription. This process takes located towards the 3' end of the coding strand
place in presence of DNA dependent RNA contains a DNA sequence that causes the RNA
polymerase. In some retroviruses that contain polymerase to stop transcribing. In eukaryotes
the promoter has AT rich regions called
RNA as the genetic material (e.g, HIV), the flow
TATA box (Goldberg-Hogness box) and in
Molecular Genetics 68
69 Molecular Genetics
Initiation
3' 3'
5' 5'
Promoter σ RNA polymerase DNA helix
Sigma factor
polymerase found in the
Elongation organelles). There is a clear
division of labour. The RNA
3' 3'
polymerase I transcribes
5' 5' rRNAs (28S, 18S and
Terminator
RNA σ 5.8S), whereas the RNA
polymerase III is responsible
Termination for transcription of tRNA,
3' 3'
5S rRNA and snRNA.
The RNA polymerase
5' 5'
II transcribes precursor
Rho factor ρ of mRNA, the hnRNA
RNA (heterogenous nuclear
RNA Polymerase RNA). In eukaryotes, the
Fig. 5. 8 Process of transcription in prokaryotes monocistronic structural
genes have interrupted coding sequences
polymerase is only capable of catalyzing the known as exons (expressed sequences) and non-
process of elongation. The RNA polymerase coding sequences called introns (intervening
associates transiently with initiation factor sigma sequences). The introns are removed by a process
(σ) and termination factor rho (r) to initiate called splicing. hnRNA undergoes additional
and terminate the transcription, respectively. processing called capping and tailing. In capping
Association of RNA with these factors instructs an unusual nucleotide, methyl guanosine
the RNA polymerase either to initiate or triphosphate is added at the 5' end, whereas
terminate the process of transcription (Fig. 5.8). adenylate residues (200-300) (Poly A) are added
at the 3' end in tailing (Fig. 5.9). Thereafter,
In bacteria, since the mRNA does not
this processed hnRNA, now called mRNA is
require any processing to become active
transported out of the nucleus for translation.
and also since transcription and translation
take place simultaneously in the same The split gene feature of eukaryotic genes
compartment (since there is no separation of is almost entirely absent in prokaryotes.
cytosol and nucleus in bacteria), many times Originally each exon may have coded for
the translation can begin much before the a single polypeptide chain with a specific
mRNA is fully transcribed. This is because function. Since exon arrangement and intron
the genetic material is not separated from removal are flexible, the exon coding for
other cell organelles by a nuclear membrane these polypeptide subunits act as domains
consequently; transcription and translation combining in various ways to form new genes.
can be coupled in bacteria. Single genes can produce different functional
proteins by arranging their exons in several
In Eukaryotes, there are at least three RNA
different ways through alternate splicing
polymerases in the nucleus (in addition to RNA
Molecular Genetics 70
language of codes
5' 5' what is the nature
of genetic code?
3' 3' The translation of
Capping proteins follows
3' m RNA
Intron the triplet rule;
Cap Exon a sequence of
three mRNA base
m
Gppp Polyadenylation (a codon) designates
5'
RNA splicing one of the 20
3' different kinds of
m
Gppp
5' amino acids used in
Poly A tail protein synthesis.
m
Gppp Genetic code is the
5' sequence relationship
3'
between nucleotide in
Messenger 5' Gppp
m
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DNA point mutation can lead to a different amino acid sequence Phenotype
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undergoes polymerisation under oxygen variable loop or extra arm. The amino acid
tension causing the change in the shape of is attached to one end (amino acid acceptor
the RBC from biconcave to a sickle shaped end) and the other end consists of three
structure. anticodon nucleotides. The anticodon pairs
with a codon in mRNA ensuring that the
The effect of point mutation can be
correct amino acid is incorporated into the
understood by the following example.
growing polypeptide chain. Four different
ABC DEF GHI JKL regions of double-stranded RNA are formed
during the folding process. Modified bases
If we insert a letter O between DEF are especially common in tRNA. Wobbling
and GHI the arrangement would be between anticodon and codon allows some
ABC DEF OGH IJK L tRNA molecules to read more than one codon.
The process of addition of amino acid
If we insert OQ at the same place the to tRNA is known as aminoacylation or
arrangement would be charging and the resultant product is called
aminoacyl- tRNA (charged tRNA). Without
ABC DEF OQG HIJ KL
aminoacylation tRNA is known as uncharged
The above information shows that insertion tRNA (Fig. 5.12). If two such tRNAs are
or deletion of one or two bases, changes the brought together peptide bond formation is
reading frame from the point of insertions or favoured energetically. Numbers of amino
deletions. Such mutations are referred to as acids are joined by peptide bonds to form a
frame shift insertion or deletion mutations. polypeptide chain. This aminoacylation is
This forms the genetic basis of proof that codon catalyzed by an enzyme aminoacyl – tRNA
is a triplet and is read in a continuous manner synthetase. This is an endothermic reaction
and is associated with ATP hydrolysis. 20
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is assembled, it emerges out from the base of the in support of the idea that genes can be turned
large subunit (Fig. 5.13 c). on and off is very convincing. Regulation of
Termination is the third phase of translation. gene expression has been extensively studied
Termination of protein synthesis occurs when in prokaryotes, especially in E. coli. Gene
one of the three stop codons appears in the expression can be controlled or regulated
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signals the action of GTP – dependent release translational level. Here, we are going to discuss
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• Identify all the genes (approximately 30000) method called Shotgun sequencing using
in human DNA. super computers, which has replaced the
• Determine the sequence of the three billion traditional sequencing methods.
chemical base pairs that makeup the human
DNA. 5.14.2 Salient features of Human
• To store this information in databases. Genome Project:
• Improve tools for data analysis. • The human genome contains 3 billion
• Transfer related technologies to other nucleotide bases.
sectors, such as industries. • An average gene consists of 3000 bases,
• Address the ethical, legal and social issues the largest known human gene being
(ELSI) that may arise from the project. dystrophin with 2.4 million bases.
Molecular Genetics 80
response to drugs. 8
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a gel, give a DNA fingerprint
their functions) to develop effective, Fig. 5.15 Schematic representation of
safe medications and doses that will be DNA fingerprinting : Few representative
tailored to a person’s genetic makeup. chromosomes have been shown to contain
different copy number of VNTR
81 Molecular Genetics
DNA finger printing involves identifying DNA of a criminal suspect to determine guilt
differences in some specific regions in DNA or innocence. VNTR patterns are also useful in
sequence called repetitive DNA, because establishing the identity of a homicide victim,
in these sequences, a small stretch of DNA either from DNA found as evidence or from the
is repeated many times. These repetitive body itself.
DNA are separated from bulk genomic DNA
The Steps in DNA Fingerprinting technique is
as different peaks during density gradient
depicted in Fig. 5.16.
centrifugation. The bulk DNA forms a major
1. Extraction of DNA
peak and the other small peaks are referred
to as satellite DNA. Depending on base The process of DNA fingerprinting starts
composition (A : T rich or G : C rich), length with obtaining a sample of DNA from
of segment and number of repetitive units, blood, semen, vaginal fluids, hair roots,
the satellite DNA is classified into many sub teeth, bones, etc.,
categories such as micro-satellites, mini- 2. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
satellites, etc., These sequences do not code for In many situations, there is only a small
any proteins, but they form a large portion of amount of DNA available for DNA
human genome. These sequences show high fingerprinting. If needed many copies
degree of polymorphism and form the basis of of the DNA can be produced by PCR
DNA fingerprinting (Fig. 5.15). DNA isolated (DNA amplification).
from blood, hair, skin cells, or other genetic 3. Fragmenting DNA
evidences left at the scene of a crime can be DNA is treated with restriction enzymes
compared through VNTR patterns, with the which cut the DNA into smaller fragments
at specific sites.
2 3
83 Molecular Genetics
2. DNA and RNA are similar with respect to 7. Which of the following is the correct
a) Thymine as a nitrogen base sequence of event with reference to the
b) A single-stranded helix shape central dogma?
c) Nucleotide containing sugars, nitrogen (a) Transcription, Translation, Replication
bases and phosphates (b) Transcription, Replication, Translation
d) The same sequence of nucleotides for the (c) Duplication, Translation, Transcription
amino acid phenyl alanine (d) Replication, Transcription, Translation
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6
UNIT - II
Evolution
CHAPTER
89 Evolution
Evolution 90
appeared. The six periods of Paleozoic era ray finned fishes), Mississippian (earliest
in order from oldest to the youngest are amphibians, Echinoderms), Pennsylvanian
Cambrian (Age of invertebrates), Ordovician (earliest reptiles), Permian (mammal like
(fresh water fishes, Ostracoderms, various reptiles).
types of Molluscs), Silurian (origin of fishes), Mesozoic era (dominance of reptiles)
Devonian (Age of fishes, many types of fishes called the Golden age of reptiles, is
such as lung fishes, lobe finned fishes and divided into three periods namely,
Triassic (origin of egg laying mammals),
Table 6.1 Geological Time Scale
YEARS IN
ERA
Sphenopsides,
125 Cretaceous Ginkgos, Gnetales,
(Dicotyledons)
Mesozoic
abundant Echinoderms
315 Devonian Age of fishes Progymnosperms
Earliest fishes and land
350 Silurian Zosterophyllum
invertebrates
Dominance of Appearance of
430 Ordovician
invertebrates first land plants
510 Cambrian Fossil invertebrates Origin of algae
Upper Multicellular organisms
Precambrian
91 Evolution
Jurassic (Dinosaurs were dominant on the viruses. Two major cell types that appeared
earth, fossil bird – Archaeopteryx) and during this time were significant. One form of the
Cretaceous (extinction of toothed birds and earliest cell contained clumps of nucleoproteins
dinosaurs, emergence of modern birds). embedded in the cell substance. Such cells were
Cenozoic era (Age of mammals) similar to the Monera. They are considered as
ancestral to the modern bacteria and blue green
is subdivided into two periods namely
algae. The other form of earliest cells contained
Tertiary and Quaternary. Tertiary period is
nucleoprotein clumps that condensed into a
characterized by abundant mammalian fauna.
central mass surrounded by a thin membrane.
This period is subdivided into five epochs This membrane separated nucleoproteins from
namely, Paleocene (placental mammals, the cell substances. Such cells were referred
Eocene (Monotremes except duck billed to as Protista. When the natural sources of
Platypus and Echidna, hoofed mammals and food in the ocean declined in course of time
carnivores), Oligocene (higher placental the ancestors of Monera and Protista had to
mammals appeared), Miocene (origin of evolve different methods for food procurement.
first man like apes) and Pliocene (origin of These may be summarized as parasitism,
man from man like apes).Quaternary period saprophytism, predator or animalism and
witnessed decline of mammals and beginning chemosynthesis or photosynthesis. When the
of human social life. number of photosynthetic organisms increased
The age of fossils can be determined there was an increase in the free O2 in the sea
and atmosphere.
using two methods namely, relative dating
and absolute dating. Relative dating is used to CH4+2O2 → CO2 +2H2O
determine a fossil by comparing it to similar 4NH3+3O2 → 2N2+6H2O
rocks and fossils of known age. Absolute The atmospheric oxygen combined with
dating is used to determine the precise age methane and ammonia to form CO2 and free
of a fossil by using radiometric dating to nitrogen. The presence of the free O2 brought
measure the decay of isotopes. about the evolution of aerobic respiration
which could yield large amounts of energy
6.3 Biological evolution by oxidation of food stuffs. Thus Prokaryotes
and Eukaryotes evolved.
Formation of protobionts
Abiotically produced molecules can Experimental approach to the origin
spontaneously self assemble into droplets of life
that enclose a watery solution and maintain Urey and Miller (1953), paved way
a chemical environment different from their
for understanding the possible synthesis of
surroundings. Scientists call these spheres
organic compounds that led to the appearance
as ‘protobionts’. Liposomes are lipids in a
of living organisms is depicted in the Fig. 6.1.
solution that can self assemble into a lipid
bilayer. Some of the proteins inside the In their experiment, a mixture of gases was
liposomes acquired the properties of enzymes allowed to circulate over electric discharge
resulting in fast multiplication of molecules. from an tungsten electrode. A small flask was
The coacervates with nucleoprotein and kept boiling and the steam emanating from
nutrients had a limiting surface membrane that it was made to mix with the mixture of gases
had the characters of a virus or free living genes. (ammonia, methane and hydrogen) in the large
Sub sequently number of genes united to form chamber that was connected to the boiling
‘proto viruses’ somewhat similar to present day water. The steam condensed to form water
Evolution 92
by hard minerals and get fossilized, which are homologous structures that brings about
called casts. Hardened faecal matter termed divergent evolution (Fig 6.2).
as coprolites occur as tiny pellets. Analysis of Similarly the thorn of Bougainvillea and
the coprolites enables us to understand the the tendrils of Curcurbita and Pisum sativum
nature of diet the pre-historic animals thrived represent homology. The thorn in former is
on. used as a defence mechanism from grazing
animals and the tendrils of latter is used as a
Visit any museum nearer to your
support for climbing.
school with your teacher and identify
the bones of different animals including Analogous structures
mammals. The famous Egmore Museum Organs having different structural
is in Chennai. patterns but similar function are termed as
analogous structures. For example, the wings
6.4.2 Evidences from of birds and insects are different structurally
comparative anatomy but perform the same function of flight that
Similarities in structure between groups brings about convergent evolution (Fig. 6.3).
of organisms are accepted as indicators of
relationship. For example, a comparative study
of the forelimbs of different vertebrates exhibits Ulna
Carpals
a fundamental plan of similarity in structure.
Radius
These relationships can be studied under Humerus
homologous organs, analogous organs, vestigial
organs, connecting links and atavistic organs.
Homologous structures
In vertebrates, comparative anatomical
studies reveal a basic plan in various
structures such as fore limbs and hind limbs.
Fore limbs of vertebrates exhibit anatomical
similarity with each other and is made of
similar bones such as humerus, radius, ulna,
carpals, metacarpals and phalanges. Forewing
Bird Bat
Human
Hindwing
Fig. 6.2 Forelimbs of terrestrial vertebrates to Fig. 6.3 Comparison of insect and bird wing
show homology to show their analogy
Structures which are similar in origin Other examples of analogous organs
but perform different functions are called include the eyes of the Octopus and of
Evolution 94
mammals and the flippers of Penguins include coccyx, wisdom teeth, ear muscles,
and Dolphins. Root modification in sweet body hair, mammae in male, nictitating
potato and stem modification in potato are membrane of the eye, etc.,
considered as analogous organs. Both of these
plants have a common function of storage of
Connecting link
food. The organisms which possess the
characters of two different groups (transitional
Vestigial organs stage) are called connecting links. Example
Peripatus (connecting link between Annelida
Structures that are of no use to the
and Arthropoda), Archeopteryx (connecting
possessor, and are not necessary for their
link between Reptiles and Aves).
existence are called vestigial organs. Vestigial
organs may be considered as remnants of Atavistic organs
structures which were well developed and Sudden appearance of vestigial organs in
functional in the ancestors, but disappeared highly evolved organisms is called atavistic
in course of evolution due to their non- organs. Example, presence of tail in a human
utilization. Human appendix is the remnant baby is an atavistic organ.
of caecum which is functional in the digestive 6.4.3 Embryological evidences
tract of herbivorous animals like rabbit. Embryology deals with the study of the
Cellulose digestion takes place in the caecum development of individual from the egg to the
of these animals. Due to change in the diet adult stage. A detailed study of the embryonic
containing less cellulose, caecum in human development of different forms makes us to
became functionless and is reduced to a think that there is a close resemblance during
vermiform appendix, which is vestigial. Other development.
examples of vestigial organs in human beings The development of heart in all vertebrates
follows the same pattern of development as a
pair of tubular structures
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vertebrates,
Hence scientists in the
19th century concluded that
higher animals during their
embryonic development
pass through stages of lower
animals (ancestors). Ernst
Von Haeckel, propounded
the “biogenetic law or
Fig 6.4 Embryological evidences
95 Evolution
Evolution 96
97 Evolution
Evolution 98
black coloured moths. The above proof shows that time, Darwin's finches have evolved into
that in a population, organisms that can adapt 14 recognized species differing in body size,
will survive and produce more progenies beak shape and feeding behavior. Changes in
resulting in increase in population through the size and form of the beak have enabled
natural selection. different species to utilize different food
Artificial selection is a byproduct of resources such as insects, seeds, nectar from
human exploitation of forests, oceans and cactus flowers and blood from iguanas, all
fisheries or the use of pesticides, herbicides driven by Natural selection. Fig. 6.5 represents
or drugs. For hundreds of years humans have some of the finches observed by Darwin.
selected various types of dogs, all of which are Genetic variation in the ALX1 gene in the
variants of the single species of dog. If human DNA of Darwin finches is associated with
beings can produce new varieties in short variation in the beak shape. Mild mutation in
period, then “nature” with its vast resources the ALX1 gene leads to phenotypic change in
and long duration can easily produce new the shape of the beak of the Darwin finches.
species by selection. Marsupials in Australia and placental
mammals in North America are two
6.5.6 Adaptive Radiation
subclasses of mammals they have adapted
The evolutionary process which
in similar way to a particular food resource,
produces new species diverged from a single
locomotory skill or climate. They were
ancestral form becomes adapted to newly
separated from the common ancestor more
invaded habitats is called adaptive radiation.
than 100 million year ago and each lineage
Adaptive radiations are best exemplified in
continued to evolve independently. Despite
closely related groups that have evolved in
temporal and geographical separation,
relatively short time. Darwin’s finches and
marsupials in Australia and placental
Australian marsupials are best examples
mammals in North America have produced
for adaptive radiation. When more than
varieties of species living in similar habitats
one adaptive radiation occurs in an isolated
with similar ways of life. Their overall
geographical area, having the same structural
resemblance in shape, locomotory mode,
and functional similarity is referred to as
feeding and foraging are superimposed
convergent evolution.
upon different modes of reproduction. This
Darwin’s finches feature reflects their distinctive evolutionary
Their common ancestor arrived on the relationships.
Galapagos about 2 million years ago. During Over 200 species of marsupials live in
Australia along with many
Warbler finch
(Certhidea olivacea) Cactus ground finch
fewer species of placental
Woodpecker finch
(Geospiza scandens)
mammals. The marsupials
(Cactospiza pallida) Warbler Sharp-beaked ground
finch finch (Geospiza difficilis) have undergone adaptive
Small insectivorous
tree finch Small ground
radiation to occupy
(Camarhynchus
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eaters radiated across North
Bud eater Large ground
Vegetarian tree finch (Geospiza America.
finch (Platyspiza Parrot-like bill magnirostris)
crassirostris)
Fig 6.5 Darwin’s finches
99 Evolution
Evolution 100
Medium-sized
Number of individuals
Phenotypes individuals
are favoured
with phenotype
favoured
by natural
selection
Fig 6.7 Operation of natural selection on different traits (a) Stabilising (b) Directional and (c) Disruptive
Evolution 102
No natural selection- All alleles are fit to Australian ape man. He was about 1.5 meters
survive and reproduce. tall with bipedal locomotion, omnivorous,
If any one of these assumptions were not semi erect, and lived in caves. Low forehead,
met, the population will not be in Hardy- brow ridges over the eyes, protruding face,
Weinberg equilibrium. Only if the allele lack of chin, low brain capacity of about 350 –
frequencies changes from one generation to 450 cc, human like dentition, lumbar curve in
the other, evolution will take place. the vertebral column were his distinguishing
features.
6.8 Origin and Evolution of Man Homo habilis lived about 2 mya. Their
Mammals evolved in the brain capacity was between 650 – 800cc, and
early Jurassic period, about was probably vegetarian. They had bipedal
210 million years ago (mya). locomotion and used tools made of chipped
Hominid evolution occurred stones.
in Asia and Africa. Hominids Homo erectus the first human like being was
proved that human beings around 1.7 mya and was much closer to human
are superior to other animals and efficient in in looks, skull was flatter and thicker than the
making tools and culture. modern man and had a large brain capacity of
The earliest fossils of the prehistoric man around 900 cc. Homo erectus probably ate meat
like Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus lived Homo ergaster and Homo erectus were the first
some 14 mya and were derived from ape like to leave Africa.
Dryopithecus. Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus Neanderthal human was found in Neander
were hairy and walked like gorillas and Valley, Germany with a brain size of 1400 cc
chimpanzees. Ramapithecus is regarded as and lived between 34,000 - 1,00,000 years
a possible ancester of Australopithecus and ago. They differ from the modern human in
therefore of modern humans. They were having semierect posture, flat cranium, sloping
vegetarians (Fig 6.10). forehead, thin large orbits, heavy brow ridges,
Australopithecus lived in East African protruding jaws and no chin. They used animal
grasslands about 5 mya and was called the hides to protect their bodies, knew the use of
Ramapithecus Australopithecus Homo habilis Homo erectus Neanderthal man Homo sapiens
103 Evolution
fire and buried their dead. They did not practice Evaluation
agriculture and animal domestication.
1) Th
e first life on earth
Cro-Magnon was one of the most talked originated
forms of modern human found from the rocks
a) in air
of Cro-Magnon, France and is considered as
b) on land
the ancestor of modern Europeans. They were
c) in water
not only adapted to various environmental
d) on mountain
conditions, but were also known for their cave
paintings, figures on floors and walls. 2) W
ho published the book “Origin of species
Homo sapiens or modern human arose by Natural Selection” in 1859?
in Africa some 25,000 years ago and moved a) Charles Darwin b) Lamarck
to other continents and developed into c) Weismann d) Hugo de Vries
distinct races. They had a brain capacity of
1300 – 1600 cc. They started cultivating crops 3) W
hich of the following was the contribution
and domesticating animals. of Hugo de Vries?
a) Theory of mutation
Summary b) Theory of natural Selection
Evolutionary Biology is the study of history c)
Theory of inheritance of acquired
of life forms on Earth which originated on Earth characters
millions of years ago. How Earth originated, how d) Germplasm theory
life originated, what is the place of man in the 4) Th
e wings of birds and butterflies is an
universe are all general questions. This chapter
example of
deals with several theories to explain the life
on Earth. Evidence from the fossil record and a) Adaptive radiation
many other areas of biology like embryology, b) convergent evolution
anatomy and molecular biology indicates a c) divergent evolution
common ancestry. d) variation
The theories advanced by Lamarck, 5) Th
e phenomenon of “ Industrial Melanism”
Darwin, Hugo de Vries explained the intricate demonstrates
evolutionary process. Geological time scale
a) Natural selection
with different eras, periods and epochs gives
b) induced mutation
an idea about the dominant species in those
days. The mathematical distribution of gene c) reproductive isolation
and genotype frequencies remains constant in d) geographical isolation
a small population was contributed by Hardy 6) D
arwin’s finches are an excellent example of
and Weinberg in 1608. Natural Selection and a) connecting links b) seasonal migration
gene pool are the important factors those affect
c) adaptive radiation d) parasitism
Hardy Weinberg equilibrium.
Human evolution states that humans 7) W
ho proposed the Germplasm theory?
developed from primates or ape like ancestors. a) Darwin b) August Weismann
The emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct c) Lamarck d) Alfred Wallace
species from apes and placental mammals in 8) Th
e age of fossils can be determined by
brain size, eating habit and other behavior a) electron microscope
proves that ‘Ontogeny recapitulates Phylogeny’. b) weighing the fossils
c) carbon dating
d) analysis of bones
Evolution 104
9) F ossils are generally found in 18) Explain the three major categories in which
a) igneous rocks b) metamorphic rocks fossilization occur?
c) volcanic rocks d) sedimentary rocks 19) Differentiate between divergent evolution
10) Evolutionary history of an organism is called and convergent evolution with one example
a) ancestry b) ontogeny for each.
c) phylogeny d) paleontology 20) How does Hardy-Weinberg’s expression
11) Th
e golden age of reptiles was (p2+2pq+q2=1) explain that genetic
a) Mesozoic era b) Cenozoic era equilibrium is maintained in a population?
c) Paleozoic era d) Proterozoic era List any four factors that can disturb the
12) Which period was called “Age of fishes”? genetic equilibrium.
a) Permian b) Triassic 21) Explain how mutations, natural selection
c) Devonian d) Ordovician and genetic drift affect Hardy Weinberg
13) Modern man belongs to which period? equilibrium.
a) Quaternary b) Cretaceous 22) How did Darwin explain fitness of
c) Silurian d) Cambrian organisms?
14) The Neanderthal man had the brain capacity 23) Mention the main objections to Darwinism.
of
24) Taking the example of Peppered moth,
a) 650 – 800cc b) 1200cc
explain the action of natural selection.
c) 900cc d) 1400cc
What do you call the above phenomenon?
15) According to Darwin, the organic evolution
is due to 25) Darwin's finches and Australian marsupials
a) Intraspecific competition are suitable examples of adaptive radiation
b) Interspecific competition – Justify the statement.
c) Competition within closely related 26) Who disproved Lamarck’s Theory of
species. acquired characters? How?
d) Reduced feeding efficiency in one species 27) How does Mutation theory of De Vries
due to the presence of interfering species. differ from Lamarck and Darwin’s view in
16) A population will not exist in Hardly- the origin of new species.
Weiberg equilibrium if 28) Explain stabilizing, directional and
a) Individuals mate selectively disruptive selection with examples.
b) There are no mutations
29) Rearrange the descent in human evolution
c) There is no migration
d) The population is large ustrolopithecus → Homo erectus → Homo
A
sapiens → Ramapithecus → Homo habilis.
17) List out the major gases seems to be found in
30) How does Neanderthal man differ from
the primitive earth.
the modern man in appearance?
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UNIT - III
Human Health
and Diseases
CHAPTER
T
viral, fungal, protozoan and he World Health Organization [WHO]
helminth diseases. defines health as ‘a state of complete
➢➢ Understands the life physical, mental and social wellbeing and not
cycle of merely absence of diseases’. We can also say
malarial parasite. “HEALTH IS WEALTH”, when people are
healthy they are more efficient at work. Health
➢➢ Understands the increases longevity of people and reduces
basic concepts of infant and adult mortality. Personal hygiene,
immunology. regular exercise and balanced diet are very
important to maintain good health.
➢➢ Differentiates between innate immunity
and acquired immunity, primary 7.1 C
ommon diseases in
immune response and secondary human beings
immune response, active and passive Disease can be defined as a disorder or
immunity. malfunction of the mind or body. It involves
morphological, physiological and psychological
disturbances which may be due to environmental
7.1.1 Bacterial and viral diseases emit toxins and affects the body. Common
Bacterial diseases pathogenic bacteria and the bacterial diseases
Though the number of bacterial are given in table 7.1.
species is very high, only a few bacteria are Bacteria spread through air, water or
associated with human diseases and are called by inhaling the droplets/aerosols or even
pathogenic bacteria. Such pathogens may
and measles)
iii. Viscerotropic diseases (blood and Nucleus
visceral organs affected by yellow fever and Fig. 7.1 Entamoeba histolytica
dengue fever)
iv. Neurotropic diseases (central African sleeping sickness is caused
nervous system affected by rabies and polio). by Trypanosoma species. Trypanosoma is
Some common viral diseases of human beings generally transmitted by the blood sucking
are given in table 7.2. Tsetse flies. Three species of Trypanosoma
cause sleeping sickness in man.
7.1.2 Protozoan diseases 1. T. gambiense is transmitted by Glossina
About 15 genera of protozoans live as
palpalis (Tsetse fly) and causes Gambian or
parasites within the human body and cause
Central African sleeping sickness (Fig. 7.2).
diseases.
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sporozoites migrate to the salivary glands of The early symptoms of malaria are headache,
the mosquito. The cycle is now completed and nausea and muscular pain. The classic
when the mosquito bites another human host, symptoms first develop with the synchronized
the sporozoites are injected and the cycle begins release of merozoites, haemozoin toxin and
a new. erythrocyte debris into the blood stream
The pathological changes caused by resulting in malarial paroxysms – shivering
malaria, affects not only the erythrocytes chills, high fever followed by sweating. Fever
but also the spleen and other visceral organs. and chills are caused partly by malarial toxins
Incubation period of malaria is about 12 days. that induce macrophages to release tumour
necrosis factor (TNF-α) and interleukin.
Table 7.3 Types of malaria
Sl. No Types of Malaria Causative agent Duration of Erythrocytic
cycle
1 Tertian, benign tertian or vivax malaria P. vivax 48 hours
2 Quartan malaria P. malariae 72 hours
3 Mild tertian malaria P. ovale 48 hours
4 Malignant tertian or quotidian malaria P. falciparum 36 – 48 hours
Triradiate mouth
with lips
Ascaris is a dimorphic, viviparous and digenic. The life
Excretory
pore monogenic parasite cycle is completed in two hosts, man and the
and exhibits sexual
Lateral line
female Culex mosquito The female filarial worm
dimor phism. gives rise to juveniles called microfilariae
Ascariasis is a larvae. In the lymph glands, the juveniles
disease caused by the develop into adults. The accumulation of the
Cloacal aperture
intestinal endoparasite
Penial setae
worms block the lymphatic system resulting
Ascaris lumbricoides in inflammation of the lymph nodes. In some
commonly called cases, the obstruction of lymph vessels causes
Ventrally
curved tail
the round worms elephantiasis or filariasis of the limbs, scrotum
Fig. 7.6 and mammary glands (Fig. 7.8).
Ascaris (Fig. 7.6). It is
male and transmitted through
Anus
7.2 Maintenance of personal and
female worm ingestion of public hygiene
embryonated eggs through contaminated food Hygiene is a set of practices performed to
and water. Children playing in contaminated conserve good health. According to the World
soils are also prone to have a chance of transfer Health Organization (WHO), hygiene refers to
of eggs from hand to mouth. The symptoms “conditions and practices that help to maintain
of the disease are abdominal pain, vomiting, health and prevent the spread of diseases."
headache, anaemia, irritability and diarrhoea. Personal hygiene refers to maintaining
A heavy infection can cause nutritional one’s body clean by bathing, washing hands,
deficiency and severe abdominal pain and trimming fingernails, wearing clean clothes
causes stunted growth in children. It may also and also includes attention to keeping surfaces
cause enteritis, hepatitis and bronchitis. in the home and workplace, including toilets,
Filariasis is caused by Wuchereria bathroom facilities, clean and pathogen-free.
bancrofti, commonly called filarial worm. It is Our public places teem with infection,
found in the lymph vessels and lymph nodes of contamination and germs. It seems that every
man (Fig. 7.7). Wuchereria bancrofti is sexually surface we touch and the air we breathe are with
pollutants and microbes. It’s not just the public
places that are unclean, but we might be amazed
at the number of people who do not wash their
hands before taking food, after visiting the
restroom, or who sneeze without covering their
faces. Many infectious diseases such as typhoid,
amoebiasis and ascariasis are transmitted
through contaminated food and water.
Advancement in science and technology
provide effective controlling measures for
many infectious and non-infectious diseases.
The use of vaccines and adopted immunization
programmes have helped to eradicate small pox
in India. Moreover a large number of infectious
diseases like polio, diphtheria, pneumonia
Fig. 7.7 Wuchereria Fig. 7.8 Chronic and tetanus have been controlled by the use of
bancrofti inflammation of the vaccines and by creating awareness among the
lower limbs people.
7.3 Basic concepts of immunology long as they are foreign to recipient organism
Immunology is the study of immune can induce immune response. Any substance
system. This system protects an indvidual capable of eliciting immune response is called
from various infective agents. It refers to an ANTIGEN (ANTIbody GENerator). There
all the mechanisms used by the body for are two broad classes of immunity responses
protection from environmental agents that namely, innate immunity and acquired
are foreign to the body. immunity (Fig. 7.9).
Innate Adaptive
Immunity Immunity Flushing of
urinary tract
Low pH
Natural Artificial of vagina
2. Physiological barriers
Lysozyme acts as antibacterial agent and cleaves the bacterial cell wall.
Interferons induce antiviral state in the uninfected cells.
Chemical mediators
Complementary substances produced from leucocytes lyse the
pathogenic microbes or facilitate phagocytosis.
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to one another by lymph vessels. Lymph is Thus swollen lymph nodes may signal an
a clear, transparent, colourless, mobile and infection. There are several groups of lymph
extracellular fluid connective tissue. As the nodes. The most frequently enlarged lymph
lymph percolates through the lymph node, nodes are found in the neck, under the chin, in
the particulate antigen brought in by the the armpits and in the groin.
lymph will be trapped by the phagocytic cells,
follicular and interdigitating dendritic cells. The mucosa-associated lymphoid
tissue (MALT) is a diffuse system of small
Afferent lymphatic vessel concentrations of lymphoid tissue in the
alimentary, respiratory and urino-genital
tracts. MALT is populated by lymphocytes
such as T and B cells, as well as plasma
Sinuses cells and macrophages, each of which
Mantle zone is well situated to encounter antigens
Follicle
passing through the mucosal epithelium.
Cortex
It also possesses IgA antibodies.
Paracortex
Medullary Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
cords
Efferent lymphatic vessel (GALT) is a component of the mucosa-
Fig. 7.13 Secondary lymphoid organ – associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)
Structure of lymph node which works in the immune system to
protect the body from invasion in the gut.
Lymph node has three zones (Fig. 7.13).
They are the cortex, paracortex and medulla. Bronchus Associated Lymphoid
The outer most layer of the lymph node is Tissues (BALT) also a component of
MALT is made of lymphoid tissue
called cortex, which consists of B-lymphocytes,
(tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph follicles) is
macrophages, and follicular dendritic cells.
found in the respiratory mucosae from
The paracortex zone is beneath the cortex,
the nasal cavities to the lungs.
which is richly populated by T lymphocytes
and interdigitating dendritic cells. The inner
Cells of the immune system
most zone is called the medulla which is
The immune system is composed of many
sparsely populated by lymphocytes, but many
interdependent cells that protect the body from
of them are plasma cells, which actively
microbial infections and the growth of tumour
secrete antibody molecules. As the lymph
cells. The cellular composition of adult human
enters, it slowly percolates through the cortex,
blood is given in Table 7.7.
paracortex and medulla, giving sufficient
chance for the phagocytic cells and dendritic All these cells are derived from pluripotent
cells to trap the antigen brought by the lymph. haematopoetic stem cells. Each stem cell has the
The lymph leaving a node carries enriched capacity to produce RBC, WBC and platelets.
antibodies secreted by the medullary plasma The only cells capable of specifically recognising
cells against the antigens that enter the lymph and producing an immune response are the
node. Sometimes visible swelling of lymph lymphocytes. The other types of white blood cells
nodes occurs due to active immune response play an important role in non specific immune
response, antigen presentation and cytokine
and increased concentration of lymphocytes.
production.
other to form a Y shaped (Fig. 7.15) structure. and antibody occurs in three stages. During the
Hence, an antibody is represented by H2 L2. first stage, the reaction involves the formation
The heavy chains have a flexible hinge region of antigen - antibody complex. The next
at their approximate middles. stage leads to visible events like precipitation,
Antigen binding agglutination, etc., The final stage includes
site
destruction of antigen or its neutralization
(Fig. 7.16).
Variable
Disulphide reaction
bond
The binding force between antigen and
Heavy chain
antibody is due to three factors. They are
Constant closeness between antigen and antibody, non-
region
covalent bonds or intermolecular forces and
Fig. 7.15 Structure of immunoglobulin affinity of antibody.
Each chain (L and H) has two terminals. They are When antigen and antibody are closely
C - terminal (Carboxyl) and amino or N-terminal. fitted, the strength of binding is great. When
Each chain (L and H) has two regions. They have they are apart binding strength is low. The
variable (V) region at one end and a much larger bonds that hold the antigen to the antibody
constant (C) region at the other end. Antibodies combining site are all non-covalent in nature.
responding to different antigens have very different These include hydrogen bonds, electrostatic
(V) regions but their (C) regions are the same bonds, Van der Waals forces and hydrophobic
in all antibodies. In each arm of the monomer bonds. Antibody affinity is the strength of the
antibody, the (V) regions of the heavy and light reaction between a single antigenic determinant
chains combines to form an antigen – binding site and a single combining site on the antibody.
shaped to ‘fit’ a specific antigenic determinant. The chief application of antigen - antibody
Consequently each antibody monomer has two reactions are to determine blood groups for
such antigen – binding regions. The (C) regions transfusion, to study serological ascertainment
that forms the stem of the antibody monomer of exposure to infectious agents, to develop
determine the antibody class and serve common immunoassays for the quantification of various
functions in all antibodies. substances, to detect the presence or absence
The functions of immunoglobulin are of protein in serum and to determine the
agglutination, precipitation, opsonisation, characteristics of certain immunodeficiency
neutralization etc., diseases.
Bacteria Complement
Virus molecule
Antigen
Bacterium molecules
Foreign cell Hole
Leads to
Enhances
Macrophage
Attenuated
(weakening)
Live Attenuated
pathogen non-pathogenic
form (vaccine)
Chemical
Inactivation
Modification
Live
pathogen Killed pathogens Toxin Toxoid
(vaccine) (vaccine)
Fig. 7.17 Types of vaccines
system to recognize the organism without potency vaccines which are synthetic in
actually experiencing the disease. Some generation. The latest revolution in vaccine
vaccines need to be given more than once is DNA vaccine or recombinant vaccine
(i.e., a ‘booster’ vaccination) to make sure (Refer Chapter- 9 for details).
the immune system can overcome a real
infection in the future. Vaccino therapy is the
Vaccine initiates the immunization method of use of vaccine
process. The vaccines are classified as first, for treatment of disease.
second and third generation vaccines. Dr. Edward Jenner
prepared first vaccine
First generation vaccine is further for small pox in 1796. Polio vaccine was
subdivided into live attenuated vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk (vaccine
killed vaccine and toxoids (Fig. 8.9). Live consists of inactivated microorganism)
attenuated vaccines use the weakened and Dr. Albert Sabin (live attenuated
(attenuated), aged, less virulent form oral polio vaccine). Louis Pasteur (1885)
of the virus. E.g. Measles, mumps and discovered vaccine against rabies, anthrax
rubella (MMR) vaccine and the Varicella and cholera. BCG vaccine was developed
(chickenpox) vaccine, Killed (inactivated) by Calmette and Guerin against
vaccines are killed or inactivated by heat tuberculosis in France in the year 1908.
and other methods. E.g. Salk’s polio vaccine.
Toxoid vaccines contain a toxin or chemical 7.3.9 Vaccination and
secreted by the bacteria or virus. They make immunization
us immune to the harmful effects of the “Vaccination is the process of
infection, instead of to the infection itself. administrating a vaccine into the body or the act
E.g. DPT vaccine (Diphtheria, Pertussis of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce
immunity to a specific disease.” Immunization
and Tetanus).
is the process of the body building up immunity
Second generation vaccine contains to a particular disease. Immunization describes
the pure surface antigen of the pathogen. the actual changes in the body after receiving a
E.g.Hepatitis-B vaccine. Third generation vaccine. Vaccines work by fighting the pathogen
vaccine contains the purest and the highest and then recording it in their memory system
to ensure that the next time this pathogen enters Deficiency Syndrome. It is the deficiency
the body, it is eliminated far quickly. Once, the of immune system, acquired during the life
body is able to fight against the disease, it is time of an individual indicating that it is
believed to have built the immunity for it, also not a congenital disease. AIDS is caused by
known as the body being immunized against Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV). It
the disease. selectively infects helper T cells. The infected
helper T cells will not stimulate antibody
7.3.10 Hypersensitivity production by B-cells resulting in loss of
Some of the individuals are very sensitive natural defence against viral infection. On the
to some particles present in the environment. basis of genetic characteristics and differences
The exaggerated response of the immune in the viral antigens, HIV is classified into the
system to certain antigens present in the types 1 and 2 (HIV-1, HIV-2).
environment is called allergy (allo-altered, Structure of HIV
erg-reaction). The substances to which such The human immunodeficiency
an immune response is produced are called virus belongs to the genus Lentivirus.
allergens. An allergen is an antigen that When observed under the electron
causes an allergic reaction. Allergic reactions microscope, HIV is seen as a spherical virus,
begin within few seconds after the contact 100-120 nm in diameter, containing a dense
with the allergen and last about half an hour. core surrounded by a lipoprotein envelope. The
The common examples of allergens are mites envelope has glycoprotein (gp) spikes termed
in dust, pollens and some proteins in insect gp 41 and gp 120. At the core, there are two
venom. Hay fever and asthma are some large single stranded RNA. Attached to the
common examples of allergy. Symptoms of RNA are molecules of reverse transcriptase.
allergic reactions include sneezing, watery It also contains enzymes like protease and
eyes, running nose and difficulty in breathing. ribonuclease. The core is covered by a capsid
Allergy is a form of over active immune made of proteins. This is followed by another
response mediated by IgE and mast cells. It layer of matrix proteins as shown in the
can also be due to the release of chemicals like Fig 7.18.
histamine and serotonin from the mast cells. gp41
gp120
Anaphylaxis is the classical immediate
Lipid bilayer
hypersensitivity reaction. It is a sudden, systematic,
Matrix protein
severe and immediate hypersensitivity reaction
occurring as a result of rapid generalized mast-cell Capsid protein
degranulation. Reverse
transcriptase
7.4 Immunodeficiency diseases
Immunodeficiency results from the Two single-stranded
RNAs
failure of one or more components of the
immune system. Primary immune deficiencies
are caused by genetic developmental defects.
Secondary immune deficiencies arise due to Fig. 7. 18 Structure of HIV
various reasons like radiation, use of cytolytic
and immunosuppressive drugs and infections.
HIV Transmission
AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immuno The HIV is often located within the
cells especially in macrophages. HIV can
survive for 1.5 days inside a cell but only NACO (National AIDS Control Organisation),
about 6 hours outside a cell. Routes of HIV NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) and
transmission include unsafe sexual contact, WHO are to prevent the spreading of AIDS.
blood-contaminated needles, organ
transplants, blood transfusion and vertical 7.5 Autoimmune diseases
transmission from HIV infected mother to Autoimmunity is due to an abnormal
child. HIV is not transmitted by insects or immune response in which the immune system
by casual contact. fails to properly distinguish between self and
non-self and attacks its own body. Our body
After getting into the body of the person, produces antibodies (auto antibodies) and
the virus enters into macrophages where RNA cytotoxic T cells that destroy our own tissues.
genome of the virus replicates to form viral If a disease-state results, it is referred to as
DNA with the help of the enzyme reverse auto-immune disease. Thus, autoimmunity is a
transcriptase. This viral DNA gets incorporated misdirected immune response. Autoimmunity
into the DNA of host cells and directs the infected is evidenced by the presence of auto antibodies
cells to produce viral particles. The macrophages and T cells that are reactive with host antigens.
continue to produce virus and in this way acts like When the cells act as antigens in the same body,
a HIV factory. Simultaneously, HIV enters into they are called autoantigens.
helper T-lymphocytes, replicates and produces
progeny viruses. The progeny viruses released Autoimmune diseases in human can be
in the blood attack other helper T-lymphocytes. divided into two broad categories, namely organ-
This is repeated, leading to a progressive decrease specific and non-organ-specific (systemic)
in the number of helper T lymphocytes in the autoimmune diseases. In organ-specific disease,
body of the infected person. During this period, the autoimmune process is directed mostly
the person suffers from bouts of fever, diarrhoea against one organ. The autoantibodies may
and weight loss. Due to decrease in the number of block the functions performed by the organs.
helper T lymphocytes, the person starts suffering Examples include Hashimoto’s thyroiditis,
from infections and becomes immune deficient Graves’ disease (thyroid gland) and Addison’s
and unable to protect against any infection. disease (adrenal glands).
A simple blood test is available that can In non-organ specific (systemic) disorders,
determine whether the person has been infected autoimmune activity is widely spread throughout
with HIV. The ELISA test (Enzyme Linked the body. Rheumatoid arthritis and multiple
ImmunoSorbent Assay) detects the presence of sclerosis are example for systemic disorder.
HIV antibodies. It is a preliminary test. Western
blot test is more reliable and a confirmatory
7.5.1 Tumour immunology
test. It detects the viral core proteins. If both A tumour or neoplasm is a group of cells
tests detect the presence of the antibodies, the whose growth has gone unchecked. When a
person is considered to be HIV positive. tumour continues to grow and invades healthy
tissue, it is called cancer. They spread to other
AIDS has no cure. Prevention of AIDS
parts of the body from the tumour and give rise to
is the best option. Advocating safe sex and
secondary tumour. This is known as metastasis.
promoting regular check-up, safe blood for
transfusion, use of disposable needles, use of Tumour may be benign or malignant depending
condoms during sexual contact, prevention of on its characteristics. Benign or non-cancerous
drug abuse, AIDS awareness programme by tissues are capable of indefinite growth and do
not invade other body parts. In the malignant reduces either as a result of ageing or due to
tumour, the cells grow indefinitely, detach and congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies,
migrate into healthy surrounding tissues. leads to increased incidence of cancer. Thus, if
immunological surveillance is effective, cancer
In normal cells, cell growth and differentiation
should not occur. The development of tumour
is highly controlled and regulated. But in cancer
represents a lapse in surveillance.
cells, there is breakdown of this regulatory
mechanism. Normal cells show a property called
Scope of Immunology
contact inhibition, which inhibits uncontrolled
The younger graduates in this field can
growth. Cancer cells do not have this property. As
find number of employment opportunities in
a result, cancerous cells divide continuously giving
Government as well as private hospitals. The
rise to mass of tissues called tumours (Table 7.8).
scope of the immunology is immunotherapy,
When a cell undergoes malignant microbial immunology, clinical immunology,
transformation, it acquires new surface antigen cellularimmunology,allergyandimmunology,
and may also lose some normal antigens. translational immunology, transplantation
These antigens are present on the membranes immunology, neuro-inflammatory disorders,
tumour immunology, vaccine immunology,
of malignant cells and they induce an immune
inflammatory disorders, ocular immunology
response. Both humoral and cellular responses
and inflammation.
can be observed in malignancy. Cancer cells can
avoid immune detection as they are not foreign
bodies but are abnormally functioning body Immunotherapy of cancer
cells. This makes them difficult to treat. Immunotherapy also called biological
The concept of immunological surveillance therapy uses substances made by the body
postulates that the primary function of the or in a laboratory (monoclonal antibodies)
immune system is to “seek and destroy” to improve or to resist the immune system
malignant cells that arise by somatic mutation. function. Different approaches have been
The efficiency of the surveillance mechanism attempted in the immunotherapy of cancer.
Immunotherapy appears to be important in
getting rid of the residual malignant cells after The drugs which are commonly abused
the gross tumour has been removed. The best include opioids, cannabinoids, coca-alkaloids,
results in the treatment of cancer is to follow barbiturates, amphetamines and LSD.
an integrated approach to therapy, combining Opioids are drugs which bind to specific
surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and opioid receptors present in the central nervous
immunotherapy. system and intestinal tract. Heroin (smack) is
chemically diacetyl morphine, which is white,
7.6 Adolescence – drug and odourless and bitter crystalline compound. It
alcohol abuse is obtained by acetylation of morphine, which
Adolescence begins with a period of rapid is extracted from flowers of the poppy plant
physical and sexual development called puberty (Fig. 7.19). Morphine is one of the strongest
to maturity at 12 to 19 years of age. Adolescence pain killer and is used during surgery. It is the
is also a highly dynamic period of psychological most widely abused narcotic drug which acts as
a depressant and slows down body functions.
and social changes in individuals. Adolescents
are vulnerable to group (peer) pressure and
many youngsters are pushed into experimenting
with drugs and alcohol. Proper education and
guidance would enable youth to say no to drugs
and alcohol and to follow a healthy life style.
Alcohol is a psychoactive drug, which
acts on the brain, affecting a person’s mind and Fig. 7.19 Opium plant (poppy plant)
behaviour. It is a depressant, which slows down
the activity of the nervous system. The intake Cannabinoids are a group of chemicals
of certain drugs for a purpose other than their obtained from Cannabis sativa, the Indian hemp
normal clinical use in an amount and frequency plant (Fig. 7.20). Natural cannabinoids are
that impair one’s physical, physiological and the main source of marijuana, ganja, hashish
psychological functions is called drug abuse. and charas. It interferes in the transport of the
neurotransmitter, dopamine and has a potent
stimulating action on the CNS, producing
increased energy and a sense of euphoria.
Table 7.9 Classification of drugs
Group Drugs Effects
Amphetamines, cocaine,
Stimulants Accelerates the activity of the brain
nicotine and tobacco
Alcohol, Barbiturates,
Depressants Slows down the activity of the brain
Tranquilizers
Narcotic/ Act as depressants on the Central
Opium, Morphine
Analgesics Nervous System
Lysergic acid diethylamide Distorts the way one sees, hears and
Hallucinogens
(LSD), Phencyclidine feels
Stimulants,
Stimulating action on the CNS and affects
Depressants, Bhang (Marijuana), Ganja, Charas
the cardiovascular system
Hallucinogens
7.6.2 Effects of drugs and alcohol disease and heart attack. Korsakoff syndrome,
Short-term effect appears only for a few a chronic memory disorder is most commonly
minutes after the intake of drugs and alcohol. caused by alcohol misuse.
The abuser feels a false sense of well being 7.6.3 Prevention and control
and a pleasant drowsiness. Some short term It is practically possible to prevent some
effects are euphoria, pain, dullness of senses, one from using drugs and alcohol. Here are
alteration in behaviour, blood pressure, narcosis some ways that help to prevent drug and
(deep sleep), nausea and vomiting. alcohol abuse.
Drugs and alcohol have long-term effect 1. Effectively dealing with peer pressure
that lead to serious damages, because of the The biggest reason for teens to start on drugs
constant and excessive use. The physical and is due to their friends / peer groups imposing
mental disturbance makes the life of the user pressure on them. Hence, it is important to have
unbearable and torturous. For example heavy a better group of friends to avoid such harmful
drinking permanently damages the liver drugs and alcohol.
and brain. 2. Seeking help from parents and peers
Alcoholism is the inability to control Help from parents and peer group should
be sought immediately so that they can be
drinking due to physical and emotional
guided appropriately. Help may even be sought
dependence on alcohol. Treatment involves
from close and trusted friends. Getting proper
counselling by a healthcare professional.
advice to sort out their problems would help
Detoxification programme in a hospital or the young to vent their feelings of anxiety
medical facility is an option for those who and guilt.
need additional assistance. Medications are
available to reduce the desire to drink and 3. Education and counselling
smoke. Education and counselling create positive
attitude to deal with many problems and to
The use of alcohol during adolescence may accept disappointments in life.
have long-term effects. Alcohol interferes with
the ability of the liver to break down fat. Over 4. Looking for danger signs
Teachers and parents need to look for sign
time fat accumulation and high levels of alcohol
that indicate tendency to go in for addiction.
destroy the liver cells and a scar tissue grows in
the place of dead cells. This scarring of the liver 5. Seeking professional and
is called “Liver cirrhosis”. Alcohol irritates the medical assistance
stomach lining due to the production of excess Assistance is available in the form of
acid leading to ulcers. Excessive alcohol use highly qualified psychologists, psychiatrists and
weakens the heart muscle, causing scar tissue de-addiction and rehabilitation programmes to
to build up in the cardiac muscle fibers. As a help individuals to overcome their problems.
result, heavy drinkers have an increased risk
of high blood pressure, stroke, coronary artery
Alcoholic Anonymous
Alcoholic anonymous was started in 1935 by a businessman and a doctor who had been a
“hopeless drunk” for many years. After the men helped each other to stop drinking and to stay
sober, they then founded the alcoholic anonymous to help other alcoholics. Since that time
alcoholic anonymous has spread throughout the world.
INTERESTING FACTS
1. Freezing does not kill bacteria; it Integrated Methods of Vector
only arrests their growth. Control.
2. Antibiotics not only kill harmful 7. Sterile insect technique (SIT)
bacteria, but also kill beneficial
bacteria of our body.
3. UTI- Urinary Tract Infection is
one of the most common bacterial
infections affecting 150 million
people each year worldwide.
4. World malaria day is on 25th April .
5. Iceland and the Faroe islands are The screw-worm fly was the
the only countries in the world, first pest successfully eliminated
where there are “No mosquitoes” from an area through the sterile
(Mosquito free countries). insect technique, by the use of an
6. VCRC- Vector Control Research integrated area-wide approach.
Center is situated in Puduchery. 8. Zika virus could become a surgical
WHO is collaborating with the weapon against brain cancer.
Centre for Research and Training
in Lymphatic Filariasis and
6. The Athlete’s foot disease in human is 14. B cells that produce and release large
caused by------- amounts of antibody are called
a) Bacteria b) Fungi a) Memory cells b) Basophils
c) Virus d) Protozoan c) Plasma cells d) killer cells
7. Cirrhosis of liver is caused by chronic
15. Given below are some human organs.
intake of ------
Identify one primary and one secondary
a) Opium b) Alcohol lymphoid organ. Explain its role.
c) Tobacco d) Cocaine
Liver, thymus, stomach, thyroid, tonsils
8. The sporozoite of the malarial parasite is
16. Name and explain the type of barriers
present in ----
which involve macrophages.
a) saliva of infected female Anopheles
mosquito. 17. What are interferons? Mention their role.
b) RBC of human suffering from 18. List out chemical alarm signals produced
malaria. during inflammation.
c) Spleen of infected humans. 19. Explain the process of replication of
d) Gut of female Anopheles mosquito. retrovirus after it gains entry into the
human body.
9. Where do the following events in the life
cycle of Plasmodium takes place? 20. Explain the structure of immunoglobulin
a) Fertilization - _________ with suitable diagram.
b) Development of gametocytes - ____ 21. What are the cells involved innate
c) Release of sporozoites - ________ immune system?
d) Schizogony - _________ 22. What is vaccine? What are its types?
10. Paratope is an 23. A person is infected by HIV. How will you
a) Antibody binding site on variable diagnose for AIDS?
regions 24. Autoimmunity is a misdirected immune
b) Antibody binding site on heavy response. Justify.
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regions transmission and symptoms for
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11. Allergy involves chills. Merozoites were observed in her
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c) lgA d) IgM
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filarial worm that causes filariasis.
is termed as
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c) Proto-oncogenes d)Malignant neoplasm (iii)How is this disease transmitted?
13. AIDS virus has 28. List the common withdrawal symptoms
a) Single stranded RNA of drugs and alcohol abuse.
b) Double stranded RNA 29. Why do you think it is not possible to
c) Single stranded DNA produce vaccine against 'common cold'?
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with droplets) and 20% through air. It is directly transmitted through air
droplets while coughing and sneezing.
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maintaining Respiratory hygiene, Hand hygiene, Surface hygiene and through awareness.
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2. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth during epidemic outbursts.
3. Stay home when you are sick and use facemasks to help prevent the spread of the disease to others.
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Procedure :
Step -1 : Type the URL or scan the QR code to open the activity page. Click “To enter the lab” to start
the test.
Step -2 : Follow the interactive steps guided by the virtual lab starting from centrifugation and to
ELISA.
Step -3 : On the right, Find the different headers such as “Diagnosis, Background, Notebook,
Glossary and Help” and click to know the virtual procedure happening aside on the left.
Step – 4 : Find “Launch Gene Body” on the right bottom of the window, and Click it to analyse and
understand about the cloning.
Step -5: Complete this ELISA to know a patient acquired the disease or not.
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8
UNIT - III
Microbes in
Human Welfare
CHAPTER
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a species of yeast
used in baking and brewing industry.
Chapter outline
8.1 Microbes in household products Microbes such as bacteria, fungi,
8.2 Microbes in industrial products protozoa, certain algae, viruses, viroids and
8.3 Microbes in sewage treatment and prions are some of the major components
energy generation of the biological system on Earth. Several
microorganisms are beneficial and contribute
8.4 Microbes in the production of biogas
to human welfare. Microbes are present
8.5 Bioremediation
everywhere – in soil, water, air and within
bodies of animals and plants. Microbes like
bacteria and fungi can be grown on nutritive
media to form colonies which can be visibly
seen. Some of the microbes useful to human
welfare are discussed here.
Learning objectives
8.1 Microbes in household
➢➢ Differentiates probiotics from products
pathogens. In every day life, microbes and their
➢➢ Understands the use of microbes in products are used in the preparation of idli,
household products. dosa, cheese, curd, yogurt, dough, bread,
➢➢ Learns about antibiotic production and vinegar, etc., Bacteria like Lactobacillus
fermented beverages. acidophilus, L. lactis and Streptococcus lactis
➢➢ Realizes the commonly called lactic acid bacteria (LAB)
importance of are probiotics which check the growth of
microbes in sewage pathogenic microbes in the stomach and
treatment and energy other parts of the digestive tract.
generation. The LAB bacteria grows in milk and
➢➢ Realizes the applications of microbes in convert it into curd, thereby digesting the milk
bio-remediation. protein casein. A small amount of curd added
to fresh milk as a starter or inoculum contains
millions of Lactobacilli, which under suitable
o
temperature (≤40 C) multiply and convert di-oxide, which is responsible for leavening of
milk into curd. Curd is more nutritious than dough. When leavened dough is baked, both
milk as it contains a number of organic acids carbon-di-oxide and ethyl alcohol evaporate
and vitamins. making the bread porous and soft.
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria
develop the ability to defeat the drug designed
to kill or inhibit their growth. It is one of the
most acute threat to public health. Antibiotic
resistance is accelerated by the misuse and
over use of antibiotics, as well as poor infection
prevention control. Antibiotics should be used
H only when prescribed by a certified health
Penicillium N S
chrysogenum professional. When the bacteria become
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antibiotics are preferred over broad spectrum
antibiotics. They effectively and accurately target
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specific pathogenic organisms and are less likely
Fig. 8.1 Discovery of penicillin to cause resistance. "Superbug" is a term used to
Biodiesel is a fuel made from vegetable oils, fats or greases. Biodiesel fuel can be used in diesel
engines without altering the engine. Pure biodiesel is non-toxic, biodegradable and produces
lower level of air pollutants than petroleum-based diesel fuel. The Government of India
approved the National Policy on Biofuels in December 2009 and identified Jatropha curcas as
the most suitable oilseed for biodiesel production. Pongamia species is also a suitable choice
for production of biodiesel.
8.3.1 Microbial fuel cell(MFC) Biogas is devoid of smell and burns with a blue
A microbial fuel cell is a bio-electrochemical flame without smoke. The Methanogens are also
system that drives an electric current by using present in anaerobic sludge and rumen of cattle.
bacteria and mimicking bacterial interaction In rumen, these bacteria help in the breakdown
found in nature (Fig. 8.2). Microbial fuel cells of cellulose. The excreta of cattle called dung is
work by allowing bacteria to oxidize and reduce commonly called “Gobar”. Gobar gas is generated
organic molecules. Bacterial respiration is basically by the anaerobic decomposition of cattle dung. It
one big redox reaction in which electrons are consists of methane, CO2 with some hydrogen,
being moved around. A MFC consists of an anode nitrogen and other gases in trace amounts.
and a cathode separated by a proton exchange
membrane. Microbes at the anode oxidize the Gas storage Gas Control valve
organic fuel generating protons which pass tank (outlet for Biogas)
in the oil spills (Fig. 8.4). Fig. 8.5 Actions of Ideonella sakaiensis
Microorganism Summary
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microbes. Bacteria and fungi are used in cheese
Nitrosomonas europaea is also capable of making. Industrial products like lactic acid, acetic
degrading benzene and a variety of halogenated acid and alcohol are produced by microbes.
organic compounds including trichloroethylene Antibiotics are produced from useful microbes
and vinyl chloride. Ideonella sakaiensis is to kill the disease causing harmful microbes. For
currently tried for recycling of PET plastics more than a hundred years, microbes are being
(Fig. 8.5). These bacteria use PETase and used to treat sewage by the process of activated
MHETase enzymes to breakdown PET plastic sludge formation. Bio-gas produced by microbes
into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol. is used as a source of energy in rural areas. In
bio-remediation naturally occurring or genetically
Anaerobic microbes degrade the engineered microorganisms are used to reduce or
pollutants in the absence of oxygen. degrade pollutants.
Dechloromonas aromatica has the ability
to degrade benzene anaerobically and to
oxidize toluene and xylene. Phanerochaete
chrysosporium an anaerobic fungus exhibits
strong potential for bioremediation of
pesticides, polyaromatic hydrocarbons,
3.
The most common substrate used in 9. Give any two bioactive molecules produced
distilleries for the production of ethanol by microbes and state their uses.
is_________
10. Define the following terms:
a) Soyameal b) Groundgram
c) Molasses d) Corn meal a) Antibiotics b) Zymology
c) Superbug
4. Cyclosporin – A is an immunosuppressive
drug produced from _______ 11. Write short notes on the following.
a) Aspergillus niger a) Brewer's yeast b) Ideonella sakaiensis
b) Manascus purpureus c) Microbial fuel cells
c) Penicillium notatum
d) Trichoderma polysporum 12. List the advantages of biogas plants in rural
areas.
5. CO2 is not released during
13. When does antibiotic resistance develop?
a) Alcoholic fermentation
b) Lactate fermentation 14. What is referred to as industrial alcohol?
c) Aerobic respiration in animals Briefly describe its preparation.
d) Aerobic respiration in plants 15. What is bioremediation?
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combination perfectly to their respective flasks.
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9
UNIT - IV
Applications of
Biotechnology
CHAPTER
"Our world is built on biology"
Chapter outline
9.1 Applications in Medicine
B efore we start this chapter, it will be helpful
if you revise the structure of DNA, Protein
synthesis and genetic engineering. Genetic
9.2 Gene therapy engineering involves the manipulation of DNA
9.3 Stem Cell Therapy and naturally occurring processes such as protein
9.4 Molecular Diagnostics synthesis for a wide range of applications including
9.5 Transgenic Animals the production of therapeutically important
9.6 Biological products and proteins. This also involves extracting a gene from
their uses one organism and transferring it to the DNA of
9.7 Animal cloning another organism, of the same or another species.
The DNA produced in this way is referred to as
9.8 Ethical issues
recombinant DNA (rDNA) and this technique as
recombinant DNA technology. All these are part of
the broad field biotechnology which can be defined
as the applications of scientific and engineering
principles to the processing of material by biological
Learning objectives agents to provide goods and services.
Biotechnology is an umbrella term that covers
➢➢ Understand the applications of rDNA
technology in the field of medicine. various techniques for using the properties of
living things to make products or provide services.
➢➢ Analyse the role of
diagnostic tools in The term biotechnology was first used before
Molecular diagnosis. 20th century for such traditional activities as
➢➢ Learn animal cloning making idli, dosa, dairy products, bread or
and its applications. wine, but none of these would be considered
➢➢ Create awareness on the biotechnology in the modern sense.
ethical issues involved in biotechnology. In this chapter we will study the applications
of bio-technology in various fields including
the field of Medicine. Recombinant DNA
technology has led to the large scale
production of various hormones and proteins
of therapeutic use.
Extraction &
DNA Introduction of purification of
recombinant human insulin
DNA into a C chain
bacterial cell Recombinant A chain
Bacterium COOH
Human H2N
pancreas cell Signal B chain
Human Recombinant
peptide
Pre pro insulin
insulin-producing bacteria
gene multiplying C chain
Plasmid S
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B chain
Bacterium
Human insulin Insulin
of its genes. DNA vaccines are relatively easy cells that carries one or more mutant alleles.
and inexpensive to design and produce. Expression of normal gene in the person results
in a functional gene product whose action
Vaccines produced by these new techniques
produces a normal phenotype. Delivery of the
have definite advantages like producing target
normal gene is accomplished by using a vector.
proteins, long lasting immunity and trigger
The main thrust of gene therapy has been
immune response only against specific
directed at correcting single gene mutations as
pathogens with less toxic effects.
in cystic fibrosis and haemophilia. At present
Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine as most genetic diseases have no effective treatment
a subunit vaccine is produced by cloning and so gene therapy could offer hope for many
hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) gene in people. There are two strategies involved in
the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Fig. 9.2). gene therapy namely; Gene augmentation
therapy which involves insertion of DNA into
9.2 Gene Therapy the genome to replace the missing gene product
If a person is born with a hereditary and Gene inhibition therapy which involves
disease, can a corrective therapy be given for insertion of the anti sense gene which inhibits
such disease? Yes, this can be done by a process the expression of the dominant gene (Fig. 9.3).
known as gene therapy. This process involves
The two approaches to achieve gene therapy
the transfer of a normal gene into a person’s
are somatic cell and germ line gene therapy.
The recombinant vaccine for hepatitis B (HbsAg) was the first synthetic vaccine launched in 1997
which was marketed by trade names Recombivax and Engerix-B. India is the fourth country in
the world after USA, France and Belgium to develop an indigenous hepatitis B vaccine.
DNA
HB
Recombinant vaccine
Bacterium
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Hepatitis B purification of
Virus HB antigen HB vaccine
producing
gene Recombinant yeast
Recombinant cell multiplying and
DNA producing HB antigen
in fermentation tank
Bacterial Plasmid DNA
DNA cut with restriction
enzymes Fermentation
Tank
Plasmid
DNA
Bacterium HB antigen
Somatic cell therapy involves the insertion of 9.3 Stem Cell Therapy
a fully functional and expressible gene into a Stem cells are undifferentiated cells
target somatic cell to correct a genetic disease found in most of the multi cellular animals.
permanently whereas Germline gene therapy These cells maintain their undifferentiated
involves the introduction of DNA into germ cells state even after undergoing numerous mitotic
which is passed on to the successive generations. divisions.
Gene therapy involves isolation of a specific
Stem cell research has the potential to
gene and making its copies and inserting them
revolutionize the future of medicine with the
into target cells to make the desired proteins.
ability to regenerate damaged and diseased
It is absolutely essential for gene therapists to
organs. Stem cells are capable of self renewal
ensure that the gene is harmless to the patient
and exhibit ‘cellular potency’. Stem cells can
and it is appropriately expressed and that the
differentiate into all types of cells that are
body’s immune system does not react to the
derived from any of the three germ layers
foreign proteins produced by the new genes.
ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm.
Table 9.1 differentiation between somatic cell gene therapy and germ line gene therapy
Therapeutic genes transferred into the somatic Therapeutic genes transferred into the germ
cells. cells.
Introduction of genes into bone marrow cells,
Genes introduced into eggs and sperms.
blood cells, skin cells etc.,
Will not be inherited in later generations. Heritable and passed on to later generations.
The first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 by French Anderson to a four
year old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency. ADA deficiency or SCID
(Severe combined immunodeficiency) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder. It is
caused by the deletion or dysfunction of the gene coding for ADA enzyme. In these patients
the nonfunctioning T-Lymphocytes cannot elicit immune responses against invading
pathogens. The right approach for SCID treatment would be to give the patient a functioning
ADA which breaks down toxic biological products.
In some children ADA deficiency could be cured by bone marrow transplantation,
where defective immune cells could be replaced with healthy immune cells from a donor. In
some patients it can be treated by enzyme replacement therapy, in which functional ADA is
injected into the patient.
During gene therapy the lymphocytes from the blood of the patient are removed and
grown in a nutrient culture medium. A healthy and functional human gene, ADA cDNA
encoding this enzyme is introduced into the lymphocytes using a retrovirus. The genetically
engineered lymphocytes are subsequently returned to the patient. Since these cells are not
immortal, the patient requires periodic infusion of such genetically engineered lymphocytes.
The disease could be cured permanently if the gene for ADA isolated from bone marrow cells
are introduced into the cells of the early embryonic stages.
Bacterium carrying
plasmid with cloned normal Genetically disabled
human ADA gene retrovirus
Retrovirus infects
T cells, transfer
ADA gene to cells
Cells are grown
in culture to
ensure ADA gene
is active
In mammals there are two main types of The most important and potential
stem cells – embryonic stem cells (ES cells) application of human stem cells is the generation
and adult stem cells. ES cells are pluripotent of cells and tissues that could be used for cell
and can produce the three primary germ based therapies. Human stem cells could be used
layers ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. to test new drugs.
Embryonic stem cells are multipotent stem
cells that can differentiate into a number of More
types of cells (Fig.9.4). ES cells are isolated Stem cell
Stem cell
from the epiblast tissue of the inner cell mass
of a blastocyst. When stimulated ES can
develop into more than 200 cells types of the
adult body. ES cells are immortal i.e., they can
proliferate in a sterile culture medium and Muscle cell Neuron
maintain their undifferentiated state.
Adult stem cells are found in various tissues
of children as well as adults. An adult stem cell or
Red blood corpuscles
somatic stem cell can divide and create another
cell similar to it. Most of the adult stem cells are Fig. 9.4 Embryonic stem cells
multipotent and can act as a repair system of the
body, replenishing adult tissues. The red bone
marrow is a rich source of adult stem cells.
the presence of the antigen. The intensity copies (billions) of DNA of interest. The
of the colour is directly proportional to technique was developed by Kary Mullis
the amount of the antigen. ELISA is highly (Nobel laureate, 1993) in the year 1983.
sensitive and can detect antigens in the range Denaturation, renaturation or primer
of a nanogram. annealing and synthesis or primer extension,
are the three steps involved in PCR (Fig. 9.6).
Coating The double stranded DNA of interest is
Antigen is adsorbed onto the wells in
ELISA plate in coating buffer denatured to separate into two individual
strands by high temperature . This is called
Remove buffer and wash plate denaturation. Each strand is allowed to
Blocking
hybridize with a primer (renaturation or
A buffer containing unrelated protein is primer annealing). The primer template is
used to block free sites in the wells
used to synthesize DNA by using Taq – DNA
polymerase.
Remove buffer and wash plate
During denaturation the reaction
Detection
Enzyme conjugated detection antibody mixture is heated to 950 C for a short time to
binds antigen denature the target DNA into single strands
that will act as a template for DNA synthesis.
Remove buffer and wash plate Annealing is done by rapid cooling of the
mixture, allowing the primers to bind to the
Readout
Substrate is catalyzed by the enzyme to sequences on each of the two strands flanking
generate colored readout
the target DNA. During primer extension or
synthesis the temperature of the mixture is
increased to 750C for a sufficient period of
time to allow Taq DNA polymerase to extend
each primer by copying the single stranded
template. At the end of incubation both single
template strands will be made partially double
stranded. The new strand of each double
stranded DNA extends to a variable distance
Fig. 9.5 Enzyme Linked Immuno downstream. These steps are repeated again
Sorbent Assay
and again to generate multiple forms of the
There are four kinds of ELISA namely, desired DNA. This process is also called DNA
Direct ELISA, Indirect ELISA, sandwich amplification.
ELISA and competitive ELISA. It is a The PCR technique can also be used
highly sensitive and specific method used for amplifications of RNA in which case
for diagnosis. ELISA possesses the added it is referred to as reverse transcription
advantages of not requiring radioisotopes or PCR (RT-PCR). In this process the RNA
a radiation counting apparatus. molecules (mRNA) must be converted to
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) complementary DNA by the enzyme reverse
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) transcriptase. The cDNA then serves as the
is an invitro amplification technique template for PCR.
used for synthesising multiple identical
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5’ 3’
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Original
DNA
5’ 3’
3’ 5’
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PCR In Clinical Diagnosis be determined by PCR by using primers and
The specificity and sensitivity of PCR DNA probes specific for sex chromosomes.
is useful for the diagnosis of inherited PCR technique is also used to detect
disorders (genetic diseases), viral diseases, sex-linked disorders in fertilized embryos.
bacterial diseases, etc., The diagnosis and Applications of PCR
treatment of a particular disease often
requires identifying a particular pathogen. The differences in the genomes of
Traditional methods of identification involve two different organisms can be studied by
culturing these organisms from clinical PCR. PCR is very important in the study of
specimens and performing metabolic and evolutions, more specifically phylogenetics.
other tests to identify them. The concept As a technique which can amplify even
behind PCR based diagnosis of infectious minute quantities of DNA from any source,
diseases is simple – if the pathogen is present like hair, mummified tissues, bones or any
in a clinical specimen its DNA will be present. fossilized materials.
Its DNA has unique sequences that can be PCR technique can also be used in the
detected by PCR, often using the clinical field of forensic medicine . A single molecule
specimen (for example, blood, stool, spinal of DNA from blood stains, hair, semen of
fluid, or sputum) in the PCR mixture. PCR an individual is adequate for amplification
is also employed in the prenatal diagnosis by PCR. The amplified DNA is used to
of inherited diseases by using chorionic develop DNA fingerprint which is used as an
villi samples or cells from amniocentesis. important tool in forensic science. Thus, PCR
Diseases like sickle cell anemia, β-thalassemia is very useful for identification of criminals.
and phenylketonuria can be detected by PCR is also used in amplification of specific
PCR in these samples. cDNA from PCR is a DNA segment to be used in gene therapy.
valuable tool for diagnosis and monitoring
retroviral infections e.g., Tuberculosis by
9.5 Transgenic Animals
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In early days selective breeding
methods were carried out to improve the
Several virally induced cancers, like
genetic characteristics of live stock and
cervical cancer caused by Papilloma virus
other domestic animals. With the advent of
can be detected by PCR. Sex of human beings
modern biotechnology it is possible to carry
and live stocks, embryos fertilized invitro can
as a microorganism, plant cell or animal cell, Totipotency refers to the potential of a cell
and are often more difficult to characterize than to develop different cells, tissues, organs and
small molecule drugs. Through recombinant finally an organism.
DNA technology it is possible to produce these
biological products on demand. There are
many types of biological products approved
for use -they are, therapeutic proteins,
Udder cell Egg from B
monoclonal antibodies and vaccines. Health from A
11. How is the amplification of a gene sample of 19. Explain how ADA deficiency can be
interest carried out using PCR? corrected?
12. What is genetically engineered Insulin? 20. What are DNA vaccines?
13. Explain how “Rosie” is different from a 21. Differentiate between Somatic cell gene
normal cow. therapy and germline gene therapy.
14. How was Insulin obtained before the
22. What are stem cells? Explain its role in the
advent of rDNA technology? What were the
field of medicine.
problems encountered?
15. ELISA is a technique based on the 23. One of the applications of biotechnology is
principles of antigen-antibody reactions. ‘gene therapy” to treat a person born with a
Can this technique be used in the molecular hereditary disease.
diagnosis of a genetic disorder such as i) What does “gene therapy” mean?
Phenylketonuria?
ii) Name the hereditary disease for which
16. Gene therapy is an attempt to correct a the first clinical gene therapy was used.
Genetic defect by providing a normal gene
into the individual. By this the function iii)
Mention the steps involved in gene
can be restored. An alternate method therapy to treat this disease.
would be to provide gene product known 24. PCR is a useful tool for early diagnosis of an
as enzyme replacement therapy, which Infectious disease. Elaborate.
would also restore the function. Which
25. What are recombinant vaccines?. Explain
in your opinion is a better option? Give
the types.
reasons for your answer.
17. What are transgenic animals? Give 26. Explain why cloning of Dolly, the sheep
examples. was such a major scientific breakthrough?
18. If a person thinks he is infected with HIV, 27. Mention the advantages and disadvantages
due to unprotected sex, and goes for a blood of cloning.
test. Do you think a test such as ELISA will 28. Explain how recombinant Insulin can be
help? If so why? If not, why? produced.
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Applications of biotechnology Science for a
better life
Procedure :
Step -1: Type the URL or scan the QR code to open the activity page and click “Click to enter
the lab” to begin.
Step -2: Click wherever the cursor symbol becomes as “Hand” symbol as that would lead for
the next step.
Step -3 Follow the instructions for all the six steps “Prepare DNA to Examine Light Output”.
Step – 4 : Explore the “Use Transgenic flies” a dialog box option found below the lab area to
know uses.
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UNIT
UNIT--VI
Organisms
Reproductive
and
Populations
System
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
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10.3. Major Abiotic Components or Factors he word ‘ecology’ is derived from the
10.4. Concept of Biome and their Greek term ‘oikos’, meaning ‘house’ and
Distribution
logos, meaning ‘study’. Thus, the study of the
10.5. Responses to abiotic factors
environmental ‘house’ includes all the organisms
10.6. Adaptations
in it and all the functional processes that make
10.7. Populations
10.8. Population attributes the house habitable.
10.9. Population age distribution The study of ecology encompasses
10.10. Growth models / Curves different levels-organism, population,
10.11. Population regulation
community, ecosystem, etc., In ecology, the
10.12. Population interaction
term population, originally coined to denote
a group of people is broadened to include
Learning Objectives
groups of individuals of any one kind of
To gain knowledge / insight about: organism. Community in the ecological sense
➢➢ The local and geographical distribution (designated as ‘biotic community’) includes
- abundance of organisms.
all the populations occupying a given area.
➢➢ Temporal changes in the occurrence,
abundance and activities. The community (Biotic) and the non-living
➢➢ Interrelationship between environment (Abiotic) function together as
organism in population an ecological system (or) ecosystem. Biome
and communities. is a term in wide use for a large regional or
➢➢ Structural adaptation and sub continental system characterized by a
functional adjustment
major vegetation type. The largest and most
of organisms to their physical
environment. nearly self-sufficient biological system is often
➢➢ The evolutionary development of all designated as the Ecosphere, which includes all
these interrelations. the living organisms of the Earth, interacting
➢➢ Population growth, models, regulation. with the physical environment to regulate
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or Factors lower the temperature, more the vertebrae
The abiotic factors include the chemical (Jordon’s rule).
and physical factors which influence or affect
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organisms and their functioning in their Bergman's rule is an eco geographic principle
environment. The common abiotic factors are: that states that within broadly distributed
taxoncmic clade, populations and
Temperature species of larger size are found in
colder and of smaller
size are in warmer
Temperature or degree of hotness and regions.
coldness is an essential and variable factor in
any environment. It influences all forms of life
by affecting many vital activities of organisms
like metabolism, behaviour, reproduction,
development and even death in the Biosphere.
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an evolutionary advantage: adaptations to cold are considered significant for organisms.
temperatures (cold-eurythemy) are seen as Light influences growth, pigmentation,
essential for the survival of species during ice migration and reproduction. The
ages. In addition, the ability to survive in a intensity and frequency of light influences
wide range of temperatures increases a species' metabolic activity, induce gene mutations
ability to inhabit other areas, an advantage (UV, X- rays). Light is essential for vision. This
for natural selection. Eurythermy is an aspect of is proved by the poorly developed or absence
thermoregulation in organisms. of eyes in cave dwelling organisms. Diapause is
Those organisms which can tolerate only a also influenced by light in animals. Gonads of
narrow range of temperature are Stenotherms birds become more active with increasing light
(Fish, Frogs, Lizards and Snakes). in summer. Light influences the locomotion
Over the course of time, by evolution, and movement of lower animals.
animals of different ecological habitats have Phototaxis: The movement of organism
developed different variations and adaptations
in response to light, either towards the source
to temperature changes. It enabled them to
of light as in Moths (positive phototaxis) or
survive in different habitats and develop niches.
away from light (Euglena, Volvox, earthworm
In case of extreme temperatures, organisms have
adapted by forming heat resistant spores, cysts (negative phototaxis).
(Entamoeba), antifreeze proteins (Arctic fishes). Phototropism: The growth or orientation
Hibernation (winter sleep) and Aestivation of an organism in response to light, either
(Summer sleep) are useful adaptations to towards the source of light (positive
overcome extreme winters and summers. In phototropism) as seen in Sunflower, or a way
certain conditions, migration is an appropriate from light (negative phototropism) as in case
adaptation to overcome extreme temperatures of the root of plants.
and resultant water and food scarcity. (Fig 10.2).
Photokinesis: A change in the speed
Light of locomotion (or frequency of turning) in
It is an important and essential abiotic a motile organism or cell which is made in
factor. Ecologically, the quality (wavelength or response to a change in light intensity is called
colour), the intensity (actual energy in gram Photokinesis. It involves undirected random
movement in response to light.
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from solar radiation, decomposing organic rain because of low temperature.
matter, and heat from the interior of earth. Animals are known to modify their
Soil temperature effects the germination response to environmental changes (stress) in
of seeds, growth of roots and biological reasonably short time spans. This is known as
activity of soil-inhabiting micro-and macro- Acclimatization. This is observed when people
organisms. who have moved from the plains to higher
5. Soil water- In soil, water is not only important altitudes show enhanced RBC count within a
as a solvent and transporting agent, but also few days of settling in their new habitat. This
maintains soil texture, arrangement and helps them cope with lower atmospheric oxygen
compactness of soil particles, making soil and higher oxygen demand.
habitable for plants and animals.
10.4 Concept of biome and their
Wind distribution
Wind is the natural movement of air of any Biomes are large regions of earth that
velocity from a particular direction. The two have similar or common vegetation and
main causes are differential heating between the climatic conditions. They play a crucial role
equator and the poles and the rotation of the in sustaining life on Earth. They are defined
planet (Coriolis effect). Wind helps to transport by their soil, climate, flora and fauna. Biomes
pollen grains, seeds, and even flight of birds. have distinct biological communities that
While it is the source of wind energy, it also have been formed in response to a shared
causes erosion. Wind speed is measured with physio-chemical climate. Biomes are seen to
an Anemometer. even spread across continents. Thus, it can be
observed that a biome is a broader term than
Humidity habitat. Any biome can comprise a variety of
Moisture in the form of invisible vapor habitats. Factors such as temperature, light,
in the atmosphere is called humidity. which water availability determine what type of
is generally expressed in terms of absolute organisms and adaptations are observed in a
humidity, relative humidity or specific humidity. biome (Fig. 10.4).
Absolute humidity is the total mass of water Characters of a biome
vapour present in a given volume or mass of air. •• Location, Geographical position (Latitude,
It does not take temperature into consideration. Longitude)
Relative humidity is the amount of water •• Climate and physiochemical environment
vapour present in air and is expressed as a •• Predominant plant and animal life
percentage of the amount needed for saturation
•• Boundaries between biomes are not always
at the same temperature Relative humidity is sharply defined. Transition or transient
expressed as a percentage; a high percentage zones are seen as in case of grassland and
means that the air-water mixture is more forest biomes (Fig. 10.5).
humid at a given temperature. Humidity is
Aquatic Biomes
measured with a Hygrometer.
They occupy about 71% of the biosphere.
Altitude The aquatic biome is home to millions of aquatic
This factor is mainly the elevation or gradient organisms like fishes. The climate of coastal
and it affects temperature and precipitation in zones are influenced by aquatic bodies.
an ecosystem or biome. As altitude increases,
temperature and density of oxygen decreases.
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sedges are the flora here. irregular rainfall.
•• Reindeer, arctic hare, musk ox, lemmings •• Often they are characterized by high winds.
are important Tundra herbivores. Some •• The low irregular rainfall is the factor which
important carnivores are the arctic fox, makes the difference between a temperate
arctic wolf, bobcat and snowy owl. Polar deciduous forest and a temperate grassland.
bears live along coastal areas. •• Herbivores like antelope, bison, wild horse,
jack rabbit, ground squirrel and prairie dogs
•• Because of the severe winters, many of the
are abundant.
animals are migratory. For example, the
many shore birds and waterfowl such as •• Predators include coyotes, foxes, hawks and
ducks and geese, nest in the Tundra during snakes.
the summer and migrate south for the winter. •• In India, fauna of grasslands includes
Elephant, Gaur, Rhino, Antelope.
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•• Flora of grasslands include purple needle
•• The Taiga is 1300-1450 km wide zone south
grass, wild oats, foxtail, ryegrass and buffalo
of the Tundra.
grass (Fig. 10.7).
•• This area has long and cold winters.
•• Summer temperature ranges from 10⁰ C to 21⁰ C.
•• Precipitation ranges about 380-1000 mm
annually.
•• The Taiga is a forest of coniferous trees such
as spruce, fir and pine. This is a major source
for the logging industry.
•• Important migratory herbivores include
moose, elk, deer and reindeer. Moose and
reindeer migrate to the Taiga for winter and to Fig. 10.7 Grassland biome
the Tundra for summers. The common smaller
mammals are herbivorous squirrels, snowshoe
Alpine biome
hare and predatory pine martens. Important •• The alpine zone (zone between timber line
predators include the timber wolf, grizzly bear, and snow zone) includes in the descending
black bear, bobcat and wolverines. (Fig. 10.6) order, a sub-snow zone immediately below
the snow zone, a meadow zone in the centre
and a shrub zone which gradually merges
into the timber zone.
•• The snow zone of Himalayas lies over
5100m above mean sea level and alpine
zone exists at a height of 3600m. From an
ecological view point, the zone above the
limits of tree growth (timber line) exhibits
Fig. 10.6 Taiga biome extreme environmental conditions which
greatly influence the biota of this region.
GRASSLAND BIOME
•• Grasslands occur in temperate and in the
tropical regions.
Forest biomes
Forest is a broad term used to describe
areas where there are a large number of
trees (Fig. 10.8). The forest biomes include a
complex assemblage of different kinds of biotic
communities. The major forest biomes are the Fig. 10.8 Forest biome
Tropical forests and the Temperate forests. Temperate forest
•• Annual temperature varies from -30° C to •• Hot deserts such as the Sahara of North
30°C. Africa and the deserts of the southwestern
•• Precipitation (750-1500 mm) is distributed U.S., Mexico, Australia and India
evenly throughout the year. (Thar desert) occur at low latitudes.
•• Hot deserts have a considerable amount
•• Soil is fertile, enriched with decaying litter.
of specialized vegetation (xerophytes),
•• Canopy is moderately dense and aloe, agave, Opuntia species, Euphorbia
allows light to penetrate, resulting in royleana as well as specialized vertebrate
well-developed and richly diversified and invertebrate animals.
understorey vegetation and stratification •• The dominant animals of warm deserts are
of animals. reptiles and small mammals. The Indian
•• Flora is characterized by 3-4 tree species Spiny-tailed lizard, the blackbuck, the
per km2. Trees have broad leaves that are white-footed fox are the common fauna
lost annually such as oak, hickory, beech, of the Thar deserts. There are also insects,
hemlock, maple, basswood, cottonwood, arachnids and birds.
elm, willow, and spring-flowering herbs. •• Cold deserts occur in Antarctic, Greenland
•• Fauna consists of squirrels, rabbits, skunks, and the Nearctic realm, parts of USA and in
birds, deer, mountain lion, bobcat, timber parts of western Asia and the Ladakh region
wolf, fox, and black bear. in India.
•• Widely distributed animals are jack rabbits,
Only scattered remnants of original kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket
temperate forests remain today. mice, grasshopper mice, antelope and
ground squirrels.
Desert biomes
•• Deserts cover about one fifth of the earth's Rainfall is lowest in
surface and occur where rainfall is >500
the Atacama Desert of
mm/year.
Chile, where it averages
•• Rainfall is usually very low and/or less than 15 mm. Some
concentrated in short bursts between
years are even rainless.
long rainless periods. Evaporation rates
Inland Sahara also receives less than
regularly exceed rainfall rates.
15 mm rainfall a year. Rainfall in
•• Soils are course-textured, shallow, rocky
American deserts is higher — almost
or gravely with good drainage and have no
280 mm a year.
subsurface water. The finer dust and sand
particles are blown elsewhere, leaving
10.5 Responses To Abiotic Factors
heavier pieces behind. Sand dunes are
Every living organism responds to
common.
its environment. There are various ways
•• Mean annual temperatures range from
by which organisms respond to abiotic
20-25°C. The extreme maximum ranges
conditions. Some organisms can maintain
from 43.5 - 49° C. Minimum temperatures
constant physiological and morphological
sometimes drop to -18°C. Based on the
conditions or undertake steps to overcome
temperature range, deserts can be Hot
the environmental condition, which in itself
deserts and Cold deserts.
is a response (Fig. 10.9).
10.6 Adaptations
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dynamic evolutionary process
that fits organisms to their
environment and enhancing
their evolutionary fitness.
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Fig. 10.9 Organisms’ response to trait with a functional role in each individual
environmental stressors organism that is maintained and has
The types of responses observed are been evolved by natural selection. The adaptive
•• Regulate: Some organisms are able to traits may be structural adaptation, behavioural
maintain homeostasis by physiological adaptation and physiological adaptation.
means which ensures constant body a) Structural adaptations
temperature, ionic / osmotic balance.
The external and internal structures of
Birds, mammals and a few lower vertebrate
animals can help them to adapt better to their
and invertebrate species are capable of such
environment. Some of the most common
regulation.
examples are mammals growing thicker fur
•• Conform: Most animals cannot maintain to survive freezing climates. Some of the
a constant internal environment. Their most attractive adaptations in nature occur
body temperature changes with the for reasons of crypsis (e.g. camouflage) and
ambient temperature. In aquatic animals mimicry. Cryptic animals are those which
like fishes, the osmotic concentration of camouflage perfectly with their environment
the body fluids changes with that of the and are almost impossible to detect. Certain
ambient water osmotic concentration. Such reptiles and insects such as chameleons and
animals are called Conformers. In case of stick insects show this type of adaptation,
extreme condition, the inhabitants relocate which helps in prey capture or to evade from
themselves as in migration. predators. Likewise, horse legs are suitable
•• Migrate: Organisms tend to move away for fast running and adapted for grasslands
temporarily from a stressful habitat to a and similar terrestrial environments.
new, hospitable area and return when the
b) Behavioural adaptations
stressful period is over. Birds migrate from
Action and behaviour of animals are
Siberia to Vedanthangal in Tamilnadu to
instinctive or learned. Animals develop certain
escape from the severe winter periods.
behavioural traits or adaptations for survival.
•• Suspend: In certain conditions, if the Fleeing from a predator, hiding during sleep,
organisms is unable to migrate, it may avoid seeking refuge from climate change or moving
the stress by becoming inactive. This is seen to find different food sources are all behavioral
commonly in bears going into hibernation adaptations. The two most characteristic forms
during winter. Some snails and fish go of behavioral adaptations are migration and
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Biodiversity and
its Conservation
CHAPTER
Nilgiri tahr is an endangered species in the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
due to hunting and poaching
Chapter outline
11.1 Biodiversity
11.2 Importance of biodiversity – Global
and India
A wide variety of living organisms including
plants, animals and micro-organisms with
whom we share this planet earth makes the world
11.3 Biogeographical regions of India a beautiful place to live in. Living organisms exist
11.4 Threats to biodiversity almost everywhere from mountain peaks to the
11.5. Causes of Biodiversity Loss ocean depths; from deserts to the rainforests.
11.6 IUCN They vary in their habit and behaviour, shape,
size and colour. The remarkable diversity of
11.7 Biodiversity and its conservation
living organisms forms an inseparable and
significant part of our planet, however, the ever
increasing human population is posing serious
threats to bio-diversity. In this chapter, we shall
discuss biodiversity – concepts, levels, magnitude
Learning objectives
and patterns, importance of biodiversity,
biogeographical regions of India, threats to
➢➢ Acquire knowledge about concept, biodiversity, causes of biodiversity loss, extinction,
level and patterns of biodiversity. and biodiversity conservation.
➢➢ Appreciate the magnitude
of India’s biodiversity. 11.1 Biodiversity
➢➢ Understand The 1992 UN Earth Summit defined
biogeographical regions
Biodiversity as the variability among living
and resources of India.
organisms from all sources, including
➢➢ Gain insight into the
terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems
threats to biodiversity.
➢➢ Understand the reasons/ and the ecological complexes of which they are
causes and effects of extinction. a part. This includes diversity within species,
between species and ecosystems of a region.
It reflects the number of different organisms
and their relative frequencies in an ecological
system and constitutes the most important
functional component of a natural ecosystem.
i. Alpha diversity: It is measured by counting described. Each year about 10-15 thousand
the number of taxa (usually species) within new species are identified and published
a particular area, community or ecosystem. worldwide, of which 75% are invertebrates. The
ii.
B eta diversity: It is species diversity number of undescribed species is undoubtedly
between two adjacent ecosystems and is much higher.
obtaining by comparing the number of India is very rich in terms of biological
species unique to each of the ecosystem. diversity due to its unique bio-geographical
iii. Gamma diversity refers to the diversity location, diversified climatic conditions and
of the habitats over the total landscape or enormous eco-diversity and geo-diversity.
geographical area. According to world biogeographic classification,
iii. Gamma diversity: It refers to the diversity India represents two of the major realms
of the habitats over the total landscape or (The Palearctic and Indo-Malayan) and three
geographical area. biomes (Tropical humid forests, Tropical Dry/
Deciduous forests and Warm Deserts/Semi
deserts). With only about 2.4% of the world’s
total land surface, India is known to have over
8 % of the species of animals that the world
holds and this percentage accounts for about
92,000 known species.
India is the seventh largest country in the
world in terms of area. India has a variety of
ecosystems, biomes with its varied habitats
like, hills, valleys, plateaus, sea shores,
Fig. 11.1a Species biodiversity mangroves, estuaries, glaciers, grasslands
Community/Ecosystem diversity is the and river basins. It also reflects different
variety of habitats, biotic communities, and kinds of climates, precipitation, temperature
ecological processes in the biosphere. It is the distribution, river flow and soil. India is one
diversity at ecosystem level due to diversity of of the 17 mega biodiversity countries of the
niches, trophic levels and ecological processes world and has ten biogeographic zones with
like nutrient cycles, food webs, energy flow characteristic habitat and biota.
and several biotic interactions. India with its
alpine meadows, rain forests, mangroves,
"The world is currently undergoing a very
coral reefs, grass lands and deserts has one of
rapid loss of biodiversity comparable
the greatest ecosystem diversity on earth.
with the great mass extinction events
11.1.3 Magnitude of biodiversity that have previously occurred only
five or six times in the earth's history."
Biodiversity is often quantified as the
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number of species in a region at a given time.
The current estimate of different species on
earth is around 8-9 million. However, we really 11.1.4 Patterns of biodiversity
don’t know the exact magnitude of our natural distribution
wealth. This is called the ‘The Taxonomic The distribution of plants and animals
impediment’. So far about 1.5 million species of is not uniform around the world. Organisms
microorganisms, animals and plants have been require different sets of conditions for their
certain limit. The relationship between species of flora and fauna including microorganisms.
richness and area for a wide variety of taxa These organisms can inhabit different
(angiosperm plants, birds, bats, freshwater ecosystems with varying conditions like the
fishes) turned out to be the rectangular Rainforests, Coral reefs, Grasslands, Deserts,
hyperbola. On a logarithmic scale, the Tundra and the Polar ice caps. This variety
relationship is a straight line described by the (Biodiversity) is essential for the wellbeing of
equation. our planet and sustenance of life as a whole.
log S = log C + Z log A Ecologist Paul Ehrlich proposed the 'Rivet
where Popper Hypothesis' for better understanding
S = Species richness the loss of each species in the ecosystem. He
A = Area compared each species of an ecosystem with
Z = Slope of the line rivets in the body of an aeroplane. Thousands
(regression coefficient) of rivets (species) join all the parts of an
C = Y-intercept aeroplane (ecosystem). If every passenger
travelling in the aeroplane starts taking rivets
home(loss of species), initially it may not
affect flight safety (proper functioning of the
S=CAz ecosystem). However, the plane becomes
dangerously weak over a period of time,
(S) Species richness
4. Semi-arid zones The zones in between the 15.6% Thorn and deciduous forest,
desert and the Deccan mangroves, Nilghai, black buck,
plateau including the four horned antelopes, sambar,
Aravalli hill range chital, spotted deer, Asiatic lion,
tiger, leopard, jackal etc.,
5. Western Ghats Mountain ranges from Sat 4% Evergreen to dry deciduous forests,
Pena in South Gujarat to Nilgiri langur, Indian elephant.
the southern most tip of Nilgiri tahr (state animal of
Kerala Tamilnadu), the grizzled squirrel
and lion tailed macaque (endemic)
6. Deccan Peninsula A large area comprising 43% Deciduous forest, thorn forests and
of raised land bound by pockets of semi ever green forests,
the Sathpura range on chital, sambar, sloth bear, barking
the north, Western Ghats deer, Nilghai, elephant , black buck
on the west and Eastern etc.,
Ghats on the east
7. Gangetic plains One of most fertile region 11% Mangrove forest, dry deciduous
of India which extends forest, rhinoceros, elephant, buffalo,
from eastern Rajasthan tiger, crocodile, swamp deer, hog
through Uttar Pradesh, deer etc.,
Bihar and West Bengal
8. North – East India The plains and non 5.2% Biogeographical Gateway for much
Himalayan hill ranges of of India’s fauna and flora and also
north eastern India. biodiversity hot spot.
This region represents the Semi ever green forest, monsoon
transition zone between forests, swamps and grassland,
the Indian, Indo – Malayan Indian rhinoceros, golden langur,
and Indo – Chinese leopard etc.,
bio geographical regions.
It is the meeting point of
the Himalayan mountains
and peninsular India
9. Coastal Region The coastline from Gujarat 2.5% Mangroves, sponges, corals, crabs,
to Sunderbans with sandy turtles, tunas, ornamental fishes etc.,
beaches, mud flats, coral
reefs, and mangroves
10. Andaman and Andaman and Nicobar 0.3% Evergreen forest, a wide diversity of
Nicobar Islands Islands in the Bay of corals, Narcondam hornbills, giant
Bengal robber crab, turtle, wild boar, water
monitor, south Andaman krait etc.,
Trans-Himalaya
Himalaya
Semi arid
Gangetic plains
Desert
North east
Deccan peninsula
Coastal
Western ghats
Island
destroyed rapidly for human occupancy. Loss the need becomes greed, it leads to over
of habitat results in annihilation of plants, exploitation of natural resources. Excessive
microorganisms and forcing out animals exploitation of a species, reduces the size of
from their habitats. its population to such a level that it becomes
vulnerable to extinction. Dodo, passenger
pigeon and Steller’s sea cow have become
Where are the Sparrows?
extinct in the last 200-300 years due to over
Common Sparrows are going extinct exploitation by humans. Overfishing due to
because of mindless urbanization. They population pressure leads to many marine fish
are losing not just their natural habitats (populations) declining around the world.
but also the essential human touch they
need and thrive upon. The population of Exotic species invasion:
sparrows is dwindling due to the use of Exotic species (non-native; alien) are
packed food, insecticides in farming and organisms often introduced unintentionally
changing lifestyles, and match box-styled or deliberately for commercial purpose, as
architecture resulting in an inadequate biological control agents and other uses. They
availability of food and shelter for the birds. often become invasive and drive away the local
Unlike pigeons that can make nests on species and is considered as the second major
ledges, sparrows need cavities to build their cause for extinction of species. Exotic species
nests. have proved harmful to both aquatic and
terrestrial ecosystems.
Habitat fragmentation Tilapia fish (Jilabi kendai)
Habitat fragmentation is the process (Oreochromis mosambicus) introduced from
where a large, continuous area of habitat is east coast of South Africa in 1952 for its high
both, reduced in area and divided into two or productivity into Kerala’s inland waters, became
more fragments. Fragmentation of habitats invasive, due to which the native species such
like forest land into crop lands, orchard lands, as Puntius dubius and Labeo kontius face local
plantations, urban areas, industrial estates, extinction.
transport and transit systems has resulted in the The introduction of the Nile Perch, a
destruction of complex interactions amongst predatory fish into Lake Victoria in East Africa
species, (food chain and webs) destruction of led to the extinction of an ecologically unique
species in the cleared regions, annihilation of assemblage of more than 200 nature species
species restricted to these habitats (endemic) of cichlid fish in the lake.
and decreased biodiversity in the habitat
fragments. Animals requiring large territories Papaya Mealy Bug (Paracoccus marginatus)
such as mammals and birds are severely is native of Mexico and Central America, is
affected. The elephant corridors and migratory believed to have destroyed huge crops of papaya
routes are highly vulnerable. The dwindling in Assam, West Bengal and TamilNadu.
of many well-known birds (sparrows) and
Global Climate changes
animals can be attributed to this.
Industrialization is a major contributor
Over exploitation: to climate change and a major threat to
biodiversity. Energy drives our industries,
We depend on nature for our basic needs
which is provided by burning of fossil fuels.
such as food and shelter. However, when
climate change and human well - being by pathogens and pests. There are only few
varieties of traditional paddy strains today due
Shifting or Jhum cultivation to use to hybrid varieties in Tamil Nadu.
(Slash-and-burn agriculture)
11.5.1 Loss of biodiversity
In shifting cultivation, plots of natural
Species have been evolving and dying
tree vegetation are burnt away and the cleared
out (extinction) ever since the origin of life.
patches are farmed for 2-3 seasons, after
However, species are now becoming extinct at
which their fertility reduces to a point where
a faster rate. This is destabilizing the ecological
crop production is no longer profitable. The
stability and the distribution of biological
farmer then abandons this patch and cuts
diversity on earth. Human activities greatly
down a new patch of forest trees elsewhere
contribute to the loss of biodiversity. Natural
for crop production. This system is practiced
resources such as land, water and organisms
in north-eastern regions of India. When vast
are indiscriminately exploited by human
areas are cleared and burnt, it results in loss of
beings.
forest cover, pollution and discharge of CO2
which in turn attributes to loss of habitat and According to the Convention of
climate change which has an impact on the Biological Diversity, direct and indirect
faunal diversity of that regions. human activities have a detrimental effect
on biodiversity. Direct human activities like a. Himalaya (the entire Indian Himalayan
change in local land use, species introduction region)
or removal, harvesting, pollution and climate b. Western Ghats
change contribute a greater pressure on loss of c. Indo-Burma: includes entire North-eastern
biodiversity. Indirect human drivers include India, except Assam and Andaman group of
demographic, economic, technological, cultural Islands (and Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam,
and religious factors. Laos, Cambodia and Southern China)
Even though new species are being d. Sundalands: includes Nicobar group
discovered, there is little hope for adding new of Islands (and Indonesia, Malaysia,
species through speciation into the biodiversity Singapore, Brunei, Philippines)
treasure. Monsoon failure, global warming, 11.5.3 Endangered organisms
depletion in ozone layer, landslides in hilly A species that has been categorized as
states, pollution are a few indirect effects of very likely to become extinct is an Endangered
human activities which results in the loss species. Endangered (EN), as categorized by the
biodiversity. IUCN Red List (2004) documents International Union for Conservation of Nature
the extinction of 784 species in the 500 years. (IUCN) Red List, is the second most severe
It is estimated that the current rate of conservation status for wild populations in the
biodiversity loss is 100 to 1000 times higher IUCN's scheme after Critically Endangered
than the naturally occurring extinction rate and (CR).
is still expected to grow in the future. This loss In 1998 there were1102 animal and 1197
of biodiversity has a immense impact on plant plant species in the IUCN Red List. In 2012,
animal and human life. The negative effects the list features 3079 animal and 2655 plant
include dramatic influence on the food web. species as endangered (EN) worldwide.
Even reduction in one species can adversely
One more species goes extinct...
affect the entire food chain which further leads
to an overall reduction in biodiversity. Reduced
biodiversity leads to immediate danger for food
security by reducing ecosystem services.
11.5.2 Hotspots
Hotspots are areas characterized with high
concentration of endemic species experiencing
unusual rapid rate of habitat modification loss. George the tree snail (Achatinella
Norman Myers defined hot spots as “regions apexfulva) died on January 1, 2019, at
that harbour a great diversity of endemic species the age of 14. He was the last snail of his
and at the same time, have been significantly species, and is emblematic of the loss of
impacted and altered by human activities.” native Hawaiian molluscs.
A hotspot is a region that supports at least
1500 endemic vascular plant species (0.5% of 11.5.4 Extinction
the global total) has lost more than 70% of its Species is considered extinct when none
original vegetation. There are 35 biodiversity of its members are alive anywhere in the
hotspots in the world. India is home to four world. If individuals of a species remain alive
biodiversity hotspots (as per ENVIS). They are only in captivity or other human controlled
conditions, the species is said to be extinct in
Biodiversity and its conservation 192
the wild. In both of these situations, the species changes, predators and diseases. A small
would be considered globally extinct. A species population can get extinct sooner than the
in considered to be locally extinct when it is no large population due to inbreeding depression
longer found in an area it once inhabited but is (less adaptivity and variation).
still found elsewhere in the wild. ii. Mass extinction: The earth has experienced
In the 450 million years of life on Earth, quite a few mass extinctions due to
there had been 5 mass extinctions, which had environmental catastrophes. A mass
eliminated at least 50% of the species of flora extinction occurred about 225 million years
and fauna on the globe. ago during the Permian, where 90% of shallow
The extinction of species is mainly water marine invertebrates disappeared.
due to drastic environmental changes and iii. Anthropogenic extinctions These are
population characteristics. abetted by human activities like hunting,
There are three types of Extinctions habitat destruction, over exploitation,
i. Natural extinction is a slow process urbanization and industrialization. Some
of replacement of existing species with examples of extinctions are Dodo of
better adapted species due to changes in Mauritius and Steller’s sea cow of Russia.
environmental conditions, evolutionary Amphibians seem to be at higher risk of
extinction because of habitat destruction.
Project Tiger: The Government of India The most serious aspect of the loss of
launched the ‘Project Tiger’ in 1973 to biodiversity is the extinction of species. The
protect our national animal. From 9 tiger unique information contained in its genetic
reserves since its inception, the Project material (DNA) and the niche it possesses are
Tiger coverage has increased to 50 at lost forever.
present. Project Tiger is an ongoing
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the 11.6 IUCN
Ministry of Environment and Forests,
The International Union for Conservation
providing central assistance to the states
of Nature (IUCN) is an organization working in
for tiger conservation in designated tiger
the field of nature conservation and sustainable
reserves. Project Tiger was launched in the
use of natural resources. It was established in
Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
1948 and located at Gland VD, Switzerland. It is
in1973. The project ensures a viable
involved in data gathering and analysis research,
population of Bengal tigers in their natural
field projects and education on conservation,
habitats, protecting them from extinction
sustainable development and biodiversity.
and preserving areas of biological
IUCN’s mission is to influence, encourage
importance as a natural heritage.
and assist societies throughout the world to
The National Tiger Conservation
conserve nature and to ensure that any use of
Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body of
natural resources is equitable and ecologically
the Ministry, created under the Wildlife
sustainable. It influences governments and
(Protection) Act, 1972. India holds over
industries through partnerships by providing
half the world’s tiger population. According
information and advice. The organization
to the latest tiger census report released on
collects, compiles and publishes the IUCN red
20th January 2015 by NTCA, the current
list of threatened species and their conservation
tiger population is estimated at 2,212.
status in the world. It plays a vital role in the
together cover less than 2 percent of the earth for the betterment of wildlife and biodiversity
land area, the number of species they harbour is and where activities like development, forestry,
extremely high and protection of these hotspots poaching, hunting, grazing and cultivation are
could reduce the ongoing mass. not permitted. They are large areas of scenic
and national beauty maintained for scientific
Protected Areas educational and recreational use. They are not
These are biogeographical areas where used for commercial extraction of resources.
biological diversity along with natural and Kaziranga National park is a protected area for
cultural resources is protected, maintained and the one Horned Rhinoceros in Assam.
managed through legal measures. protected
Wild Life Sanctuaries (WLS)
areas include national parks, wild life sanctuaries, Any area other than the area comprised with
community reserves and biosphere reserves. any reserve forest or the territorial waters can be
World Conservation monitoring centre has notified by the State Government to constitute as
recognized 37,000 protected areas world-wide. a sanctuary if such area is of adequate ecological,
India has about 771 protected areas covering faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural or
162099 km2 comprising of National Parks (104), zoological significance. This is for the purpose
Wild Life Sanctuaries (544), biosphere reserves of protecting, endangered factual species. Some
(18) and several sacred groves. restricted human activities are allowed inside
the Sanctuary area details of which are given in
National Parks (NP) CHAPTER IV, of the Wildlife Protection Act
It is a natural habitat that is notified by (WPA) 1972. Ecoturism is permitted, as long as
the state government to be constituted as a animal life is undistrubed.
National Park due to its ecological, faunal, floral, There are 544 existing wildlife sanctuaries in
geomorphological, or zoological association of India covering an area of 118,918 km2, which is
importance. No human activity is permitted 3.62 % of the geographical area of the country
inside the national park except the activities (National Wildlife Database, 2017).
permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the Sanctuaries are tracts of land where wild
state under the conditions given in CHAPTER animals and fauna can take refuge without being
IV, of the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972 hunted or poached. Other activities like collection
(Table 11.2). of forest products, regulated harvesting of timber,
Table 11.2 National Parks in Tamil Nadu private ownership of land are permitted. Periyar
wild life sanctuary in Kerala is famous for the
National Parks Year of Indian Tiger and Asiatic Elephant (Table 11.3).
District(s)
in Tamil Nadu establishment
Guindy NP 1977 Chennai Table 11.3 Wild life sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu
Gulf of Mannar Ramanathpuram Prominent WLS Year of
1986 Districts
Marine NP and Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu establishment
Indira Gandhi
1976 Coimbatore Vedanthangal
(Annamalai) NP 1936 Chengalpet
Lake Birds WLS
Mudumalai NP 1940 Nilgiris
Mukurthi NP 2001 Nilgiris Mudumalai WLS 1942 Nilgiris
Point Calimere
There are 104 existing national parks in 1967 Nagapattinam
WLS
India covering an area of 40,501 km2, which is Indira Gandhi
1.23% of the geographical area of the country (Annamalai) 1976 Coimbatore
(National Wildlife Database, Aug. 2018). WLS
Mundanthurai
National Park is an area which is strictly reserved 1988 Tirunelveli
WLS
Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur of installing CCTV Cameras for both visitors
Arignar Anna Zoological Park is spread and animal management under the name
over an area of 602 hectares. of Reserve of Zoo e-Eye. 24 x 7 Animal Live Streaming
Forest at Vandalur, Chennai. It is one of the was introduced for the benefit of the visitors
largest zoo in South East Asia in terms of for the first time in the world. Vandalur Zoo
area. The Zoological Park exhibits different Mobile Application was introduced to provide
classes of animals – it has around 2500 wild services to the visitors like facility to book
animals of nearly 180 species which includes tickets, Zoo navigation, Animal information
Mammals, Birds and Reptiles. 34 years since in text and audio format. Digital payments at
its establishment, the Zoological Park has ticket counters are also available.
emerged as a successful ex-situ conservation The Zoo school has been involved
centre and a captive breeding centre for many in education and outreach programmes.
endangered species like Royal Bengal Tiger, One such successful programme is
Lion Tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur, Gray ‘Zoo Ambassador’ which is been conducted
Wolf, etc., for school children. In the year 2018, more
The Zoo has many attractive features like than 400 students were trained and titled as
Butterfly Park, Childrens Park, Walk Through Zoo Ambassadors. The Zoo also has a Rescue
Aviary, Lion & Deer Safari, Forest Museum, Centre which accommodates rescued wild
Interpretation centre, etc., which attracts animals and treats them to come out of stress.
more than 21 lakh visitors every year. The Source: Director, Arignar Anna Zoological
Zoo has strengthened its protection by means Park, Vandalur, Chennai
Agasthyamalai (Karnataka - Tamil Nadu - Table 11.4 Difference between Insitu and
Kerala), Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu - Kerala), Gulf of Exsitu Conservation
Mannar (Tamil Nadu) are the BRs notified in Insitu Conservation Exsitu Conservation
Tamil Nadu. It is the on-site This is a conservation
conservation or the strategy which
Sacred Groves conservation of genetic involves placing of
A sacred grove or sacred woods are any resources in natural threatened animals
grove of trees that are of special religious populations of plant or and plants in special
importance to a particular culture. Sacred animal species. care locations for
groves feature in various cultures throughout their protection.
the world. It is the process It helps in recovering
of protecting an populations or
11.7.2 Ex-Situ Conservation endangered plant or preventing their
It is conservation of selected rare plants/ animal species in its extinction under
animals in places outside their natural homes. It natural habitat, either by simulated conditions
includes offsite collections and gene banks. protecting or restoring that closely resemble
the habitat itself, or by their natural habitats.
Offsite Collections defending the species
They are live collections of wild and from predators.
domesticated species in Botanical gardens, National Parks, Zoological parks and
Zoological parks, Wildlife safari parks, Arborata Biosphere Reserve, Botanical gardens
(gardens with trees and shrubs). The organisms Wild Life Sanctuaries are common exsitu
are well maintained for captive breeding form insitu conservation
programmes. As a result, many animals which conservation strategies. programs.
have become extinct in the world continue to be
maintained in Zoological Parks. As the number Summary:
increases in captive breeding, the individuals Biodiversity is the variety of all life on Earth,
are selectively released in the wild. In this way encompassing genetic, species and ecosystem
the Indian crocodile and gangetic dolphin have diversity. Today’s biodiversity is the fruit of billions
been saved from extinction. of years of evolution, shaped by natural processes
Gene Banks and, increasingly, by the influence of humans. To
date, about two million species have been identified
Gene banks are a type of biorepository
on Earth.
which preserve genetic materials. Seeds of
different genetic strains of commercially Biodiversity supplies a large number of goods
important plants can be stored in long periods and services that sustain human life, including
in seed banks, gametes of threatened species the provision of food, fuel and building materials;
can be preserved in viable and fertile condition purification of air and water; stabilization and
for long periods using cryopreservation moderation of the earth’s climate; moderation
techniques. of floods, droughts, temperature extremes and
However, it is not economically feasible wind forces; generation and renewal of soil health;
to conserve all biological wealth and all the maintenance of genetic resources as inputs to crop
ecosystems. The number of species required varieties and livestock breeds, medicines, and other
to be saved from extinction far exceeds the products; and cultural, recreational and aesthetic
conservation efforts. benefits.
Over the past few hundred years, biodiversity 4. Which of the following is considered a
has faced major challenges, including a growing hotspots of biodiversity in India
demand for biological resources caused by a) Western ghats b) Indo-gangetic plain
population growth and increased consumption. c) Eastern Himalayas d) A and C
This increased exploitation of biological resources 5. The organization which published the red
has resulted in the loss of species at levels currently list of species is
estimated to be 100 times faster than the natural a) WWF b) IUCN c) ZSI d) UNEP
rate of loss prior to significant human intervention.
6. Who introduced the term biodiversity?
Though many species were lost and new ones
formed, it is likely we will lose all this natural a) Edward Wilson b) Walter Rosen
c) Norman Myers d) Alice Norman
wealth in less than two centuries, if the present rate
of biodiversity losses persist. 7. Which of the following forests is known as
the lungs of the planet earth?
The biodiversity and its conservation is the
a) Tundra forest
important global issue of international concern.
a) Rain forest of north east India
Recognition of this problem has made scientists and b) Taiga forest
policy makers to work and develop mechanisms c) Amazon rain forest
to document, conserve and sustainably use
8. Which one of the following are at high risk
biodiversity.
extinction due to habitat destruction
The younger generation should be made to a) Mammals b) Birds
realize the critical state of biodiversity today and c) Amphibians d) Echinoderms
volunteer to protect and conserve it, so as to enable
9. Assertion: The Environmental conditions
the future generations get to enjoy the benefits of of the tropics are favourable for
Nature. speciation and diversity of organisms.
Reason: The climate seasons, temperature,
Evaluation humidity and photoperiod are more or less
1. Which of the following stable and congenial.
regio n has maximum a) Both Assertion and Reason are true
biodiversity and Reason explains Assertion correctly.
a) Taiga b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but
b) Tropical forest Reason is not the correct explanation of
c) Temperate rain forest Assertion.
d) Mangroves c) Assertion is true , but Reason is false.
2. Conservation of biodiversity within their d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
natural habitat is 10. Define endemism.
a) Insitu conservation 11. How many hotspots are there in India?
b) Exsitu conservation Name them.
c) In vivo conservation
d) In vitro conservation 12. What are the three levels of biodiversity?
3. Which one of the following is not coming 13. Name the active chemical found in the
under insitu conservation medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria. What
a) Sanctuaries b) Natural parks type of diversity it belongs to?
c) Zoological park d) Biosphere reserve 14. “Amazon forest is considered to be the lungs
of the planet”-Justify this statement.
15. ‘Red data book’-What do you know about it?
16. Compare and Contrast the insitu and exsitu 22. What is mass extinction? Will you encounter
conservation. one such extinction in the near future.
17. What are called endangered species? Explain Enumerate the steps to be taken to prevent it.
with examples. 23. In north eastern states, the jhum cultivation
is a major threat to biodiversity – substantiate
18. Why do we find a decrease in biodiversity
the statement.
distribution, if we move from the tropics
towards the poles? 24. List out the various causes for biodiversity
losses.
19. What are the factors that drive habitat loss?
25. How can we contribute to promote
20. Alien species invasion is a threat to endemic biodiversity conservation?
species – substantiate this statement.
26. Write a note on i) Protected areas,
21. Mention the major threats to biodiversity ii) Wild life sanctuaries, iii) WWF
caused by human activities. Explain.
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BIO DIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
Procedure :
Step -1: Type the URL or scan the QR code to open the activity page. Click “Explore the
exhibition” to start the exhibition.
Step -2: Find the species name below the figure (Ex: Helmeted Hornbill). Find a grey dot right
next to the name. Click the same to know about its extinction.
Step -3: Click “<” on the left top of this page to play a video about the same species. Click “x” to
run to the homepage.
Step – 4 : On the left “ top first” option to load all the species. Middle square in a circle is for slide
show of all the species.
Step -5: On the right of the page, find ^ and down button to move on from one to the next.
BIO DIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION URL:
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12
UNIT - V
Environmental
Issues
CHAPTER
Chapter Outline
12.1 Pollution
12.2 Air Pollution Environment is my prime teacher
12.3 Water Pollution - Masanabu Fukuoka
12.4 Noise Pollution
A
12.5 Agrochemicals
clean environment is very necessary
12.6 Biomagnification
to live a peaceful and healthy life. But
12.7 Eutrophication our environment is getting dirty day by day
12.8 Organic Farming and its because of our negligence. Earth is currently
Implementation facing a lot of environmental concerns like air
12.9 Solid Waste Management pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution,
12.10 Ecosan Toilets global warming, acid rain, biomagnification,
eutrophication, deforestation, waste disposal,
ozone layer depletion and climate change.
Over the last few decades, the exploitation of
Learning Objectives our planet and degradation of our environment
have gone up at an alarming rate. As our
•• Gain knowledge about our environment and its actions have not been in favour of protecting
importance.
•• Get to know about the effects and after effects of this planet, we have seen natural disasters
human activities on climate and ecosystem. striking us more often in the form of flash
•• Know about eco-friendly practices for pollution floods, tsunami and cyclones.
mitigation.
•• Acquire insights into solutions to “Every individual should be environmentally
environmental problems. aware, regardless of whether they work with
•• Understand the need for peoples’ environmental issues or not.”
participation in environmental
protection. 12.1 Pollution
•• Understand the importance of
clean environment.
Pollution is any undesirable change in the
physical, chemical and biological characteristics
of the environment due to natural causes and
human activities. The agents which cause
pollution are called pollutants. Pollution is
Pollutant emissions
Lightning Fertilizer
Wildfires Volcanoes Oil & Gas Cities Industry, power plants, Airplanes, Cars, Trucks,
Sewage treatment Buses and Three & Two wheelers
on organisms and human health. Along with •• Area sources – agricultural - wood /
atmospheric factors (humidity, precipitation, stubble burning, fireplaces
wind, air currents, altitude) prevailing at a place •• Natural sources – wind-blown dust,
and time, its effects can be far reaching and wildfires, volcanoes.
catastrophic.
12.2.2 Effects of Air Pollution
Air pollutants can be
•• Affects all organisms as they depend on the
• discharge of dusts or particulate matter atmosphere for respiration.
(PM: 2.5-10 µm)
•• Causes irritation in the throat, nose, lungs
• discharge of gases (SO2, NO2, CO, CO2)
and eyes. It causes breathing problems and
Carbon monoxide (CO) is produced mainly
aggravates existing health conditions such
due to incomplete combustion of fossil fuels.
as emphysema and asthma.
Automobiles are major causes of CO pollution
in large cities and towns Automobile exhausts, •• Contaminated air reduces the body’s
fumes from factories, emission from power defense mechanism and decreases the
plants, forest fires and burning of fire-wood body’s capacity to fight other infections
contribute to CO pollution. in the respiratory system.
With rapid urbanization, major amount of •• Frequent exposure to polluted air increases
carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide (SO2) is the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
released in the atmosphere. From automobiles, Breathing air that is filled with fine
aeroplanes, power plants and other human particulate matter can induce hardening of
activities that involving the burning of fossil the arteries, triggering cardiac arrhythmia
fuels (coal, oil etc.,) CO2 is the main pollutant or even a heart attack.
that is leading to global warming. •• People who exercise outdoors can
Nitrogen oxides are also major air sometimes be susceptible to adverse effects
pollutants. Fossil fuel combustion and of air pollution because it involves deeper
automobiles exhausts are the source of and faster breathing. Hence it is advisable to
nitrogen oxides. Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen walk or jog in the mornings in places with
oxides are the major causes of acid rain. ample tree cover.
Particulate matters are tiny particles of •• Gas leaks can be lethal or affect the quality
solid matter suspended in a gas or liquid. of air in the affected area.
Combustion of fossil fuels, fly ash produced •• CO in the atmosphere interferes with O2
in thermal power plants, forest fires, asbestos transport since haemoglopin has greater
mining units, cement factories are the main affinity for carbon monoxide. At low
sources of particulate matter pollution. concentration it causes headache and
blurred vision. In higher concentration, it
12.2.1 Sources
can lead to coma and death.
The main sources of air pollution are:
•• Transport sources (Fig12.1) – cars, buses,
ameer, an App provides
S
airplanes, trucks, trains
hourly updates on the
•• Stationary sources – power plants,
National Air Quality Index
incinerators, oil refineries, industrial
(AQI) published by CPCB.
facilities, and factories
and degradation of water quality. It also clogs prohibit the pollution of a stream or well
fish gills and the feathers of aquatic birds. by disposal of polluting matter.
3. The Central/State Pollution Control
On January 28, 2017, two cargo ships Boards have the power to advise the
collided off the Ennore coast in Chennai central/state government on various
causing oil to spill into the sea. Due to wave matters concerned with the prevention
action and the southern current, the spill and control of pollution of water.
spread over to 34 km down south affecting
4. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and
the coast. Beach sand also got spoiled by
Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal
the oil sludge. It took more than a thousand
agency of the Central Government for
volunteers to clean the oil sludge.
the planning, promotion, co-ordination
2. Humans and other organisms can get and for overseeing the implementation
affected by diseases such as hepatitis and of India’s environmental and forestry
typhoid by consuming contaminated policies and programmes.
water and food. Excess of fluoride in 5. National river conservation plan (NRCP)
drinking water causes fluorosis. In many was enacted in 1995 to improve the water
poor nations, outbreak of water borne quality of the rivers, which are the major
diseases and epidemics are a result of fresh water resources in our country. This
contaminated water and poor or absence important assignment taken up under the
of water treatment processes. NRCP includes,
3. Water pollution can cause eutrophication To capture the raw sewage flowing into the
due to nutrient enrichment. This causes river through open drains and divert them
algal blooms which affect the quality for treatment.
of water bodies (Fig. 12.3). Red tides, if Setting up sewage treatment plants for
occur, can be lethal to aquatic organisms. treating the diverted sewage.
Construction of low cost sanitation toilets
to prevent open defecation on river banks.
Prevention
•• Regulate or control of pollutant(s)
discharge at the point of generation.
•• Wastewater can be pretreated by scientific
methods before discharge to municipal
treatment sources.
Fig. 12.3 Algal bloom •• Setting up of Sewage Treatment Plants
12.3.6 Control Measures (STP) and Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP).
1. Right to clean water is a fundamental •• Regulate or restrict the use of synthetic
right under the Indian Constitution fertilisers and pesticides.
(Article 21). •• Public awareness and peoples’ involvement
2. Water (Prevention and Control of is essential.
Pollution) Act, 1974, sections 17 to 40
1. M
osquito Repellents Fish-eating
birds 10,000,000
DEET (n-n-diethylnetatoluamide)
and allethrin used in mosquito coils Large
fish 1,000,000
may cause itching, burning, tingling
sensation or numbness.
Small
2. C olony collapse syndrome in Honey fish
100,000
1
Water
1
Primary Secondary
sludge Anaerobic sludge
sludge digester
Production of biogas
Primary treatment till the BOD is reduced. The greater the BOD of
Primary treatment involves the physical the waste water more is its polluting potential.
removal of solid and particulate organic and Once the BOD of sewage water is reduced
inorganic materials from the sewage through significantly, the effluent is then passed into
filtration and sedimentation. Floating debris a settling tank where the bacterial “flocs” are
is removed by sequential filtration. Then the allowed to sediment. This sediment is called
grit (soil and small pebbles) are removed by activated sludge. A small part of activated
sedimentation. All solids that settle form the sludge is pumped back into the aeration tank
primary sludge and the supernatant forms the to serve as the inoculum. The remaining major
effluent. The effluent from the primary settling part of the sludge is pumped into large tanks
tank is taken for secondary treatment. called anaerobic sludge digesters. Here, the
Secondary treatment or biological bacteria which grow anaerobically, digest the
treatment bacteria and the fungi in the sludge. During this
digestion, bacteria produce a mixture of gases
The primary effluent is passed into large
such as methane, hydrogen sulphide and CO2.
aeration tanks where it is constantly agitated
These gases form biogas and can be used as a
mechanically and air is pumped into it. This
source of energy.
allows vigorous growth of useful aerobic
microbes into floc (masses of bacteria Tertiary treatment
associated with fungal filaments to form mesh Tertiary treatment is the final process
like structures). While growing, these microbes that improves the quality of the waste water
consume the major part of the organic matter in before it is reused, recycled or released into
the effluent. This significantly reduces the BOD natural water bodies. This treatment removes
(Biochemical oxygen demand or Biological the remaining inorganic compounds and
substances, such as nitrogen and phosphorus.
oxygen demand). BOD refers to the amount
UV is an ideal disinfectant for wastewater since
of the oxygen that would be consumed, if all
it does not alter the water quality – except for
the organic matter in one litre of water were
inactivating microorganisms. UV is a chemical-
oxidized by bacteria. The sewage water is treated free process that can completely replace
the existing chlorination system and also
Fig .12.7 (a) DEWATS system at Auroville (b) RZWT system at Aravind Eye Hospital
Management: The safe and sustainable are also considered e-waste. Unauthorised
management of biomedical waste is the social processing of e-waste in developing countries
and legal responsibilities of people working in can lead to adverse human health effects and
healthcare centers. environmental pollution.
Waste disposal: Involved by incineration, Recycling and disposal of e-waste may
chemical disinfection, autoclaving, encapsulation, involve significant risk to the health of workers
microwave irradiation are methods of waste and communities in developed countries
disposals. Final disposal includes landfill and and great care must be taken to avoid unsafe
burying as per norms inside premises. exposure in recycling operations and leaking
12.9.4 E-Waste of materials such as heavy metals from landfills
Electronic waste or e-waste describes and incinerator ashes.
discarded electrical electronic devices as well 12.9.5 Plastic Waste – Solutions and
as any refuse created by discarded electronic Remedies
devices and components and substances Plastics are low molecular weight organic
involved in their manufacture or use. Their
polymers that are non-degradable in the natural
disposal is a growing problem because electronic
environment. They are used in several items,
equipment frequently contains hazardous
including cars, bulletproof vests, toys, hospital
substances. In a personal computer, for example,
equipment, carry bags and food containers.
there may be lead (Pb) in the cathode ray tube
Packaging materials used in supermarkets, retail
(CRT) and soldering compound, mercury
outlets, manufacturing industries, households,
(Hg) in switches and housing, and cobalt (Co)
hotels, hospitals, restaurants and transport
in steel components, among other equally
toxic substances. E-wastes are basically PCB companies are major contributors to plastic
(Polychlorinated biphenyl) based, which are waste generation. Plastic waste constitutes a
non-degradable (Fig.12.8). major part of municipal solid waste.
8. Excess of fluoride in drinking water 13. What effect can fertilizer runoff have on an
causes: aquatic ecosystem?
a) Lung disease b) Intestinal infection
14. How can we control eutrophication?
c) Fluorosis d) None of the above
15. Discuss the role of an individual to reduce
9. Expand (i) CFC (ii) AQI (iii) PAN environmental pollution.
10. What is SMOG and how it is harmful for us? 16. How does recycling help reduce pollution?
11. List all the wastes that you generate, at home, 17. Discuss briefly the following :
school or during your trips to other places.
a. Catalytic converter
Could you very easily reduce the generation
of these wastes? Which would be difficult or b. Ecosan toilets
rather impossible to reduce? 18. What are some solutions to toxic dumping
12. Write notes on the following: in our oceans?
a. Eutrophication
b. Algal Bloom
Glossary 218
have bird-like and lizard-like facial appearance Galaxy – A specific arrangement of stars.
(Mesozoic). Gene bank-A facility established for the ex-situ
Distribution – The occurrence of different Conservation of individuals, seeds, tissues or
organisms in a given area and the way they are reproductive cells .
distributed in their space, specific time and Gene pool – The total gene content of a whole
utilization of their resources. species.
DO – Dissolved Oxygen is the amount of Genetic drift – An alteration in the gene
gaseous oxygen (O2) dissolved in the water. frequency.
Ecotourism - Travel undertaken to witness sites Geology – The study of origin and structure of
or regions of unique natural ecological quality Earth.
the provision of services to facilitate such travel. Glaciers– A large mass of ice that moves slowly.
El Nino– Unusual warming of surface waters in Haemophilia – A medical condition in which
the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. the ability of the blood to clot is severely
Emphysema– A serious medical condition that reduced, causing the patient to bleed severely
occurs when the lungs become larger and do not from even a slight injury.
work properly, causing difficulty in breathing. Haemozoin - Toxic malarial pigment that
Endemism-The phenomenon in which the causes malaria fever.
organisms are exclusively restricted to a given Hallucination - The sensation of seeing, hearing
area. or sensing something that does not exist.
Endometriosis – An abnormal condition in Heterochromatin – Heterochromatin is a tightly
which endometrial tissue that normally lines packed form of DNA or condensed DNA.
the uterus grows outside . Homeostasis– It is the state of steady internal
Eohippus – Ancestor of modern horse. conditions maintained by living things.
Euchromatin – Euchromatin is a tightly packed Immune reaction – The production of
form of chromatin that is enriched in genes, and antibodies in response to antigens.
is often under active transcription. Interferon - An antiviral protein produced
Eutrophication - Excessive richness of nutrients from virally infected fibroblasts and leucocytes
in a lake or other water bodies frequently due to induces antiviral state in uninfected cells.
run of fertilizers from the land causing dense Intersex – An individual showing a combination
growth of plant life. of male and female characters.
Fibroids – Fibroids are abnormal growths Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI)-Processed
formed on the outside, inside or in the walls of sperm sample is infused into the uterus, by
the uterus. passing the vagina.
Foetus – Developmental stage extending
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)-
from the ninth week of development
injection of a sperm directly into the ovum.
to birth.
Intra uterine transfer (IUT)-Transfer of
Fossorial – Fossorial (from Latin fossor,
embryo with more than 8 celled blastomeres
meaning "digger") is an animal adapted
to digging which lives primarily, but not into the uterus.
solely, underground. Some examples are In vitro fertilization (IVF)- Fertilization
badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, and mole outside the body in the laboratory.
salamanders. In vivo fertilization -Fusion of gametes within
the female.
219 Glossary
Glossary 220
Precursor– A substance from which another is Single cell protein (SCP) – A protein derived from
formed, especially by metabolic reaction. a culture of single celled organisms used especially
Primer – A short oligonucleotide that hybridizes as a food supplement.
the template strand and gives a 3’ – OH end for the SOD– Sediment Oxygen Demand is the rate at
initiation of nucleic acid synthesis. which dissolved oxygen is removed from the water
Probe – The probe is a single stranded DNA column during the decomposition of organic
molecule that is ‘complementary’ to the gene of matter in streambed or lakebed sediments.
interest in a sample under study. Solubilisation – Dissolving the feed stock in water
Pseudopodia – Blunt temporary protoplasmic to make a slurry for anaerobic digestion.
projections found in Amoeba or in some amoeba- Speciation – Formation of new species from the
like cells. pre-existing ones.
Psychoactive drug - A chemical substance that Structural gene – A gene coding for the structure
acts on brain and affects the mind and behaviour of a protein.
of user. Taq DNA polymerase– A thermostable DNA
Puberty – Period of reproductive maturity. polymerase obtained from thermophilic bacterium
Pyrolysis– Decomposition brought about by high Thermus aquaticus. It helps in the synthesis of
temperatures. DNA.
Recombinant– A cell or organism whose genetic Transgene– The target gene responsible for the
complement results from recombination. development of transgenic organism.
Redia – Larva in the life cycle of most trematodes. Trophozoite stage – In Plasmodium life cycle,
Rheoreceptors – They are receptors in fish cryptomerozoites in the RBC become round and it
and some amphibians that respond to water modifies into a young trophozoite.
currents. Umbilical cord – Structure bearing arteries and
Saltation – Single step large mutation. veins connecting the placenta and the foetus.
Satellite DNA – Short highly repeated Variations – Dissimilarity between the members
eukaryotic DNA sequences, usually clustered in of the same species.
heterochromatin and generally not transcribed. Vitrification– Transformation of a substance into
Saltatorial – Saltatorial is an animal adapted to a glass.
leaping. They have large, muscular hindlimbs and Volatility– A liquid or substance is one that will
sometimes, reduced forelimbs. A few example quickly change into a gas.
for jumpers in the animal kingdom include fleas, Withdrawal symptoms - The reactions
froghoppers, grasshoppers, and frogs. experienced by an addict after he/she stops using
Schizogony - The process of multiple fission, in drugs.
which one organism divides to produce many Woolly mammoth – A hairy relative of modern
daughter cells. elephant that lived in cold climates.
Schizont – The trophozoite of Plasmodium grows Zoogeography – Study of details with the
in size to form the schizont. geographical distribution of animals.
Selection – Choosing the better adapted alleles Zygote intra fallopian transfer-(ZIFT)
from the mixed population. Transfer of zygote or embryo with 8 or
Sewage - Domestic waste water containing various less than 8 celled blastomeres into the
solid and liquid waste materials including human fallopian tube.
excreta.
221 Glossary
Reference 222
223 Reference
c) hCG, hPL, progesterone, prolactin b) Out of one pair factors one is dominant and the
d) hCG,
progesterone, estrogen, glucocorticoids other recessive
8. Match and select the correct option [NEET, 2018] c) Alleles do not show any blending and both the
Column I Column II characters recover as such in F2 generation
d) Factors occur in pairs
a. Proliferative phase 1. Breakdown of
3. ABO blood groups in humans are controlled by the
endometrium lining
gene I. It has three alleles – IA, IB and i. Since there
b. Secretory phase 2. Follicular phase are three different alleles, six different genotypes are
possible. How many phenotypes can occur?
c. Menstruation 3. Luteal phase
[AIPMT PRE 2010]
a b c
a) Three b) One c) Four d) Two
A) 3 2 1
4. Which one of the following symbols and its
B) 2 3 1
representation, used in human pedigree analysis is
C) 1 3 2
correct? [AIPMT PRE 2010]
D) 3 1 2
a) □=○=Mating between relatives
b) ○=Unaffected male
Chapter 3 - Reproductive Health c) □=Unaffected female
1. Which of the following is a hormone releasing d) ◊=Male affected
Intrauterine Device (IUD)? [AIPMT 2014] 5. Which one of the following conditions correctly
a) Multiload 375 b) LNG-20 describes the manner of determining the sex in the
c) Cervical cap d) Vault given example? [AIPMT PRE 2011]
2. Assisted reproductive technology, IVF involves the a) XO type of sex chromosomes determine male
transfer of [AIPMT 2014] sex in grasshopper
a) Ovum into the fallopian tube b) XO condition in humans as found in Turner
b) Zygote into the fallopian tube syndrome, determines female sex
c) Zygote into the uterus c) Homozygous sex chromosomes(XX) produce
d) Embryo with 16 blastomeres into the fallopian tube male in Drosophila
3. In context of amniocentesis, which of the following d) Homozygous sex chromosomes(ZZ) determine
statements is incorrect? [NEET-I, 2016] female sex in birds
a) It is usually done when a woman is between 14-16 6. A normal-visioned man whose father was blind,
weeks pregnant marries a woman whose father was also colour
b) It is used for prenatal sex determination blind. They have their first child as a daughter. What
c) It can be used for detection of Down syndrome are the chances that this child would be colour blind?
d) It can be used for detection of Cleft palate [AIPMT PRE 2012]
4. Which of the following approach does not give the a) 100% b) 0% c) 25% d) 50%
defined action of contraceptive? [NEET-I, 2016] 7. Which of the following statements is not true of two
a) Barrier methods Prevent fertilization genes that show 50 per cent recombination frequency
[AIPMT 2013]
b) Intra uterine Increases phagocytosis of sperms,
a) The genes may be on different chromosomes
devices suppresses sperm motility and
b) The genes are tightly linked
fertilizing capacity of sperms
c) The genes show independent assortment
c) Hormonal Prevent retard entry of sperms, d) If the genes are present on the same chromosome
contraceptives prevent ovulation and fertilization 8. A pleiotropic gene: [RE-AIPMT 2015]
d) Vasectomy Prevents spermatogenesis a) Is a gene evolved during Pliocene
b) Controls a trait only in combination with another gene
Chapter 4 - Principle of Inheritance and Variation c) Controls multiple traits in an individual
1. The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster was found d) Is expressed only in primitive plants
to be very suitable for experimental verification of 9. A gene showing codominance has: [RE-AIPMT 2015]
chromosomal theory of inheritance by Morgan and a) Alleles tightly linked on the same chromosome
his colleagues because [AIPMT MAINS 2010] b) Alleles that are recessive to each other
a) It reproduces parthenogenetically c) Both alleles independently expressed in the
b) A single mating produces two young flies heterozygote
c) S maller female is easily recognizable from large male d) One allele dominant on the other
d) It completes the life cycle in about two weeks 10. Pick out the correct statements: [NEET-I, 2016]
2. Which one of the following cannot be explained on a) Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease
the basis of Mendel’s Law of Dominance? b) Down’s syndrome is due to aneuploidy
[AIPMT PRE 2010] c) Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorder
a) The discrete unit controlling a particular character d) Sickle cell anaemia is an X-linked recessive gene
is called a factor disorder
a) A and D are correct b) B and D are correct c) Prove semi- conservative nature of DNA replication
c) A,C and D are correct d) A ,B and C are correct d) Polymerises in the 5’ to 3’direction and explain
3’ to 5’ DNA replication
Chapter 5 - Molecular Genetics 8. During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP
1. The association of histone H1 with a nucleosome molecules is needed in [AIPMT 2003]
indicates (NEET 2017) a) association of 30s, mRNA with formyl met tRNA
a) Transcription is occurring b) association of 50s subunit of ribosome with
b) DNA replication is occurring initiation complex
c) The DNA is condensed into chromatin fibre c) formation of formyl met tRNA
d) The DNA double helix is exposed d) binding of 30s subunit of ribosome with mRNA.
2. Which of the following is not required for any of 9. Reverse transcriptase is
the techniques of DNA fingerprinting available at a) RNA dependent RNA polymerase
present? [NEET 2016] b) DNA dependent RNA polymerase
a) Zinc finger analysis c) DNA dependent DNA polymerase
b) R estriction enzymes d) RNA dependent DNA polymerase
c) D NA-DNA hybridization 10. Escherichia coli fully labeled with N14 medium. The
d) polymerase chain reaction two strands of DNA molecules of the first generation
3. Satellite DNA is important because it [AIPMT 2015] bacteria have
a) codes for proteins needs in cell cycle a) Different density and do not resemble parent DNA
b) shows high degree of polymorphism in population b) Different density but resemble parent DNA
and also the same degree of polymorphism in c) Same density and resemble parent DNA
an individual, which is heritable from parents to d) Same density but do not resemble parents DNA
children Chapter 6 - Evolution
c) Does not code for protein and is same in all
1. The wings of a bird and of an insect are
members of the population.
a) homologous structure and represent convergent
d) Codes for enzymes needed for DNA replication.
evolution
4. The diagram shows an important concept in the
b) homologous structure and represent divergent evolution
genetic implication of DNA. Fill in the blanks A to C.
c) analogous structure and represent convergent
(NEET 2013)
evolution
A B C
d) analogous structure and represent divergent evolution
DNA ----→mRNA ---------→protein -proposed by---
2. Which one of the following statement is correct?
a) A- transcription, B- replication C-James Watson
a) stem cells are specialized cells
b) A- transcription, B- transcription, C-Erwin
a) there is no evidence of the existence of gills during
c) A- transcription, B- translation, C-Francis Crick
embryogenesis of mammals
d) A- transcription, B- extension, C-Rosalind
b) all plant and animal cells are totipotent
Frankin
c) Ontogeny repeats phylogeny
5. Select the two statements out of the four (I –IV) given
3. In Hardy-Weinberg equation, the frequency of
below about lac operon. [AIPMT 2010]
heterozygous individual is represented by
i. Glucose or galactose may bind with the repressor
a) p2 b) 2pq c) pq d) q2
and inactive it.
4. The correct order in Era is
ii. In the absence of lactose, the repressor binds
a) Palaeozoic---- Archaeozoic --- Coenozoic
with the operator region
b) Archaeozoic ---Palaeozoic------ Proterozoic
iii. The z-gene codes for permease.
c) Palaeozoic--- Mesozoic ----- Coenozoic
iv. This was elucidated by Francois Jacob and
d) Mesozoic ---- Archaeozoic---- Proterozoic
Jacques monod.
5. The most apparent change during the evolutionary
The correct statements are
history of Homo sapiens is raced in (AIPMT 2010)
a) i and ii b) i and iii c) ii and iv d) i and ii
a) loss of body hair
6. Which one of the following pairs of codons is
b) walking upright
correctly matched with their function or the single
c) shortening of jaws
for the particular amino acid? [AIPMT 2008]
d) remarkable increase in the brain size
a) GUU, GCU – Alanine
6. The process by which organisms with different
b) UAG, UGA – Stop codon
evolutionary history evolve similar phenotypic
c) AUG, ACG - start/methionine
adaptations in response to a common environmental
d) UUA, UCA – Leucine
challenge is called (AIPMT 2013)
7. The Okazaki fragments in DNA chain growth
a) Natural selection
(AIPMT 2007)
b) Convergent evolution
a) Result in transcription
c) Non-random evolution
b) Polymerise in the 3’ to 5’ direction and forms
d) Adaptive radiation Human health and diseases
replication fork
Chapter 7 & 8 - Human Health and Diseases and Immunology a) Ancylostoma duodenale
1. Select the correct statement from the given below. b) Enterobius vermicularis
[AIPMT 2010] c) Trichimella spiralis
a) Barbiturates when given to criminals make them d) Ascaris lumbricoides
tell the truth 8. The active form of Entamoeba histolytica feeds upon:
b) Morphine is often given to persons who have [AIPMT 2015]
under gone surgery as a pain killer a) Erythrocytes, mucosa and submucosa of colon
c) Chewing tobacco lowers blood pressure and heart rate b) Mucosa and submucosa colon only
d) Cocaine is given to patients after surgery as it c) Food in intestine
stimulates recovery d) Blood only
2. Match the following [AIPMT 2008] 9. Which one of the following statements is correct with
Column I Column II respect to AIDS? [AIPMT PRE 2010]
a) The HIV can be transmitted through eating food
A) Amoebiasis i) Treptonema pallidum
together with an infected person
B) Diphtheria ii) Use only sterilized food
b) Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection
and water
c) AIDS patients are being fully cured 100 percent
C) Cholera iii) DPT vaccine
with proper care and nutrition
D) Syphilis iv) Use oral rehydration d) The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper
therapy
T-lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers
A B C D
10. Select the correct statement with respect to diseases
a) i ii iii iv
and immunization [AIPMT MAINS 2011]
b) ii iv i iii
a) If due to some reason B and T lymphocytes are
c) ii I iii iv
damaged, the body will not produce antibodies
d) ii iii iv i
against a pathogen
3. If a person shows production of interferons in his
b) Injection of dead/inactivated pathogens caused
body, the chances are that he has got an infection of
passive immunity
a) Typhoid b) Measles
c) Certain protozoans have been used in mass
c) Tetanus d) Malaria
production of hepatitis B vaccine
4. A person suffering from a disease caused by
d) Injection of snake antivenom against snake bite is
Plasmodium, experiences recurring chill and fever at
an example of active immunization
the time when? [AIPMT MAINS 2010]
11. Which one of the following statements is correct with
a) The sporozoites released from RBC’s are being
respect to immunity? [AIPMT MAINS 2012]
rapidly killed and broken down inside spleen
a) The antibodies against small pox pathogen are
b) The trophozoites reach maximum growth and give
produced by T – lymphocytes
out certain toxins.
b) Antibodies are protein molecules each of which
c) The parasite after its rapid multiplication inside
has four light chains
RBC’s reptures them, releasing the stage to enter
c) Rejection of a kidney graft is the function of
fresh RBC’s
B – lymphocytes
d) The microgametocytes and megagametocytes are
d) Preformed antibodies need to be injected to
being destroyed by the WBC’s
treat the bite by a viper snake.
5. Where will you look for the sporozoites of the
12. Which one of the following is not a property of
material parasite? [AIPMT PRE 2011]
cancerous cells whereas the remaining three are?
a) Red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria
[AIPMT PRE 2012]
b) Spleen of infected humans
a) They compete with normal cells for vital nutrients
c) Salivary glands of freshy moulted female anopheles
b) They do not remain confined in the area of formation
mosquito
c) They divide in an uncontrolled manner
d) Saliva of infected female anopheles mosquito
d) They show contact inhibition
6. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically
13. At which stager HIV infection does one usually show
and correctly named, correctly printed according
symptoms of AIDS? [AIPMT 2014]
to the International Rules of Nomenclature and
a) Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected
correctly described? [AIPMT MAINS 2012]
person
a) Plasmodium falciparum – a protozoan causing
b) When the infected retro virus enters host cells
the most serious type of malaria.
c) When HIV damages large number of helper
b) Felis tigris – The Indian tiger is well protected in
T- Lymphocytes
Gir forests
d) When the viral DNA is produced by reverse
c) E. Coli – The full name is Entamoeba coli, a
transcriptase
commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine
14. Match each disease with its correct type of vaccine
7. Which of the following endoparasites of humans
[AIPMT 2015]
does show viviparity? [AIPMT 2015]
a)Tuberculosis i) harmless virus 5. During sewage treatment, biogas are produced which
includes [AIPMT 2015]
b)Whooping cough ii) inactivated toxin a) Methane, hydrogen sulphide, carbon dioxide
c)Diphtheria iii) killed bacteria b) Methane, oxygen, hydrogen sulphide
d)Polio iv) harmless bacteria c) Hydrogen sulphide, methane, sulphur dioxide
a) b) c) d) d) Hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen, methane
a) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) 6. What gases are produced in anaerobic sludge
b) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) digesters? [AIPMT 2014]
c) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) a) Methane and CO2 only
d) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) b) Methane, hydrogen sulphide and CO2
15. Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS c) Methane, hydrogen sulphide and O2
causative agent HIV? [NEET-II, 2016] d) Hydrogen sulphide and CO2
a) HIV is enveloped virus that contains two 7. Match the following list of microbes and their
identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and importance: [RE-AIPMT 2015]
two molecules of reverse transcriptase a)Saccharomyces (i)Production of
b) HIV is unenveloped retrovirus cerevisiae immunosuppressive agents
c) HIV does not escape but attacks the acquired b)Monasus purpureus (ii)Ripening of Swiss cheese
immune response
c)Trichoderma (iii)Commercial
d HIV is enveloped virus containing one molecule of
polysporum production of ethanol
single – stranded RNA and one molecule of reverse
transcriptase d)Propionibacterium (iv)Production of blood-
shermanii cholesterol lowering agents.
Chapter 9 - Microbes in Human Welfare e) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
f) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
1. When domestic sewage mixes with river water
g) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
[AIPMT MAINS 2010]
h) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
a) Small animals like rat will die after drinking river water
8. Which of the following is wrongly matched in the
b) The increased microbial activity releases
given table? [NEET – I, 2016]
micronutrients such as iron.
c) The increased microbial activity uses up Microbe Product Application
dissolved oxygen (a)Trichoderma Cyclosporin A Immunosuppressive
d) The river water is still suitable for drinking as polysporum drug
impurities are only about 0.1 per cent (b)Monascus Statins Lowering of blood
2. Select the correct statement from the following purpureus cholesterol
[AIPMT PRE 2010] (c) Streptococcus Streptokinase Removal of clot
a) Biogas is produced by the activity of aerobic from blood vessel
bacteria on animal waste (d)Clostridium Lipase Removal of oil
b) Methanobacterium is an aerobic bacterium found butylicum stains
in rumen of cattle 9. Match Column – I with Column – II and select the
c) Biogas, commonly called gobar gas, is pure methane correct options using the codes given below:
d) Activated sludge-sediment in settlement tank [NEET – II, 2016]
of sewage treatment plant is a right source of Column I Column II
aerobic bacteria A.Citric acid 1. Trichoderma
3. Read the following four statements (A to D): B.Cyclosporin A 2. Clostridium
[AIPMT MAINS 2012] C.Statins 3. Aspergillus
a) Colostrum is recommended for the new born
D.Butyric acid 4. Monoscus
because it is rich in antigen
a) A:3, B:1, C:4, D:2
b) Chikungunya is caused by a gram negative
bacterium b) A:1, B:4, C:2, D:3
c) Tissue culture has proved useful in obtaining c) A:3, B:4, C:1, D:2
virus-free plants. d) A:3, B:1, C:2, D:4
d) Beer is manufactured by distillation of fermented
grape juice Chapter 10 - Biotechnology and Its Application
How many of the above statements are wrong? 1. Genetic engineering has been successfully used for
a) Three b) Four c) One d) Two producing [AIPMT RE 2010]
4. Which of the following are likely to be present in a) Transgenic mice for testing safety of polio
deep sea water? [AIPMT 2013] vaccine before used in humans
a) Archaebacteria b) Eubacteria b) Transgenic models for studying new treatments
c) Blue – green algae d) Saprophytic fungi for certain cardiac diseases
c) Transgenic cow Rosie which produces high fat c) Restrict the action of the enzyme DNA polymerase.
milk for making ghee d) Remove nucleotides from the ends of the DNA
d) Animals like bulls for farm work as they have molecule.
super power 8. Stirred – tank bioreactors have been designed for
2. Read the following four statements (A to D) about [AIPMT PRE 2010]
certain mistakes in two of them. [AIPMT MAINS 2011] a) Addition of preservatives of the product
a) The first transgenic buffalo, Rosie produced milk b) Purification of the product
which was human alpha – lactalbumin enriched. c) Ensuring anaerobic conditions in the culture vessel
b) Restriction enzymes are used in isolation of DNA d) Availability of oxygen throughout the process
from other macromolecules. 9. There is a retriction endonuclease called EcoRI. What
c) Downstream processing is one of the steps of does ‘co’ part in it stand for? [AIPMT PRE 2011]
rDNA technology a) Coelom b) Coenzyme
d) Disarmed pathogen vectors are also used in c) Coli d) Colon
transfer of rDNA into the host. 10. Which one is true state regarding DNA polymerase
Which of the two statements have mistakes? used in PCR? [AIPMT PRE 2012]
a) B and C b) C and D a) It is used to ligate introduced DNA in recipient cells.
c) A and C d) A and B b) It serves as selectable marker
3. The colonies of recombinant bacteria appear white c) It is isolated from a virus.
in contrast to blue colonies of non-recombinant d) It remains active at high temperature.
bacteria because of [AIPMT 2013] 11. For transformation, micro-particles coated with
a) Non-recombinant bacteria containing β-galactosidase. DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are made up of
b) Insertional inactivation of α-galactosidase in non- [AIPMT PRE 2012]
recombinant bacteria. a) Silver or Platinum b) Platinum or Zinc
c) Insertional inactivation of α-galactosidase in c) Silicon or Platinum d) Gold or Tungsten
recombinant bacteria.
d) Inactivation of glycosidase enzyme in recombinant Chapter 11 - Organisms and Population
bacteria
4. Which body of the Government of India regulates 1. Which one of the following is most appropriately
GM research and safety of introducing GM organism defined? [AIPMT MAINS 2010]
for public services? [AIPMT 2015] a) Host is an organism which provides food to
a) Bio-safety committee another organism.
b) Indian council of agricultural research b) Amensalism is a relationship in which one species
c) Genetic engineering approval committee is benefited whereas the other is unaffected.
d) Research committee on Genetic manipulation c) Predator is an organism that catches and kills
5. In genetic engineering, a DNS segment (gene) of other organism for food.
interest is transferred to the host cell through a d) Parasite is an organism which always lives inside
vector. Consider the following four agents (A to D) the body of other organism and may kill it.
in this regard and select correct option about which 2. Study the four statements (1 to 4) given below and select
one or more of these can be used as vector/vectors. the two correct ones out of them. [AIPMT PRE 2010]
[AIPMT MAIN 2010] a) A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grain
A) A bacterium B) Plasmid are ecologically similar in being consumers.
C) Plasmodium D) Bacteriophage b) Predator star fish Pisaster helps in maintaining
a) (A), (B) and (D) only b) (A) only species diversity of some invertebrates.
c) (A) and (C) only d) (B) and (D) only c) Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of prey
6. Which one of the following palindromic base species.
sequences in DNA can be easily cut at about the d) Production of chemicals such as nicotine,
middle by some particular restriction enzyme? strychnine by the plants is metabolic disorders.
[AIPMT PRE 2010] The two correct statements are
a) 5’ – CGTTCG – 3’ 3’ –ATGGTA -5’ a) (B) and (C) b) (C) and (D)
b) 5’-GATATG -3’ 3’ CTACTA -5’ c) (A) and (D) d) (A) and (B)
c) 5’ –GAATTC – 3’ 3’ – CTTAAG-5’ 3. Which two of the following changes ( 1 to 4) usually
d) 5’ –CACGTA -3’ 3’ –CTCAGT -5’ tend to occur in the plain dwellers when they move to
7. Restriction endonucleases are enzymes which high altitudes(3500 m or more)? [AIPMT PRE 2010]
[AIPMT PRE 2010] A) Increase in red blood cell size
a) Make cuts at specific positions within the DNA B) Increase in red blood cell production
molecule. C) Increased breathing rate
b) Recognize a specific nucleotide sequence for D) Increase in thrombocyte count
binding of DNA ligase. a) (B) and (C) b) (C) and (D)
c) (A) and (D) d) (A) and (B)
4. Consider the following four conditions (A-D) and d) The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a
select the correct pair of them as adaptation to very high level of desert animal species as well as
environment in desert lizards. [AIPMT PRE 2011] numerous rare animals
The conditions: 2. Sacred groves are specially useful in[AIPMT MAINS 2012]
A) Burrowing in soil to escape high temperature. a) Preventing soil erosion
B) Losing heat rapidly from the body during high b) Year-round flow of water in rivers
temperature c) Conserving rare and threatened species
C) Bask in sun when temperature is low d) Generating environmental awareness
D) Insulating body due to thick fatty dermis. 3. The highest number of species in the world is
a) (A) and (C) b) (B) and (D)
represented by [AIPMT PRE 2012]
c) (A) and (B) d) (C) and (D)
a) Fungi b) Mosses c) Algae d) Lichens
5. People who have migrated from the planes to an area
adjoining Rohtang Pass about six months back 4. Which of the following is not used for ex situ plant
[AIPMT PRE 2012] conservation? [AIPMT PRE 2012]
a)Have more RBC’s and their haemoglobin has a a) Field gene banks b) Seed banks
lower binding affinity to O2 c) Shifting cultivation d) Botanical gardens
b) Are not physically fit to play games like football 5. In which of the following both pairs have correct
c) Suffer from altitude sickness with symptoms like combination? [AIPMT 2015]
nausea, fatigue, etc., a) In situ conservation: National Park
d) Have the usual RBC count but then haemoglobin Ex situ conservation: Botanical Garden
has very high binding affinity to O2 b) In situ conservation: Cryopreservation
6. A biologist studies the population of eats in a barn. Ex situ conservation: Wildlife Sanctuary
He found that the average natality was 250, average
c) In situ conservation: Seed Bank
mortality is 240, immigration is 20 and emigration to be
Ex situ conservation: National park
30. The net increase in population is [AIPMT 2013]
d) In situ conservation: Tissue culture
a) 10 b) 15 c) 05 d) Zero
7. An association of individuals of different species
Ex situ conservation: Sacred groves
living in the same habitat and having functional 6. Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species
interaction is: [RE-AIMPT 2015] in viable and fertile condition can be referred to
a) Biotic community b) Ecosystem as [AIPMT 2015]
c) Population d) Ecological niche a) In situ conservation of biodiversity
8. Gause’s principle of competitive exclusion states b) Advanced ex situ conservation of biodiversity
that: [NEET – I, 2016] c) In situ conservation by sacred groves
a) More abundant species will exclude the less d) In situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity
abundant species through competition 7. The species confined to a particular region and not
b) Competition for the same resources excludes
found elsewhere is termed as [RE-AIPMT 2015]
species having different food preferences
a) Alien b) Endemic c) Rare d) Keystone
c) No two species can occupy the same niche
indefinitely for the same limiting resources 8. Which of the following National Parks is home to
d) Larger organisms exclude smaller ones through the famous musk deer or hangal? [NEET-II, 2016]
competition a) Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh
9. When does the growth rate of a population following b) Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh
the logistic model equal zero? The logistic model is c) Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir
given as dN/dt=rN(1-N/K): [NEET – I, 2016] d) Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur
a) When N/K is exactly one
b) When N nears the carrying capacity of the habitat Chapter 13 - Environmental Issues
c) When N/K equals zero 1. DB is a standard abbreviation used for the
d) When dearth rate is greater than birth rate quantitative expression of [AIPMT PRE -2010]
a)The density of bacteria in a medium
Chapter 12 - Biodiversity and conservation
b) A particular pollutant
1. Select the correct statement about biodiversity c) The dominant bacillus in a culture
[AIPMT MAINS 2012] d) A certain pesticide
a) Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse
effect on biodiversity.
b) Western Ghats have a very high degree of species
richness and endemism
c) Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued
by the developed countries
2. Which one of the following expanded forms of the 6. Rachel Carson’s famous book ‘Silent Spring’ is related
following acronyms is correct? [AIPMT PRE-2011] to [AIPMT-2015]
a) Pesticide pollution
a)UNEP United Nations Environmental Policy
b) Noise Pollution
b)EPA Environmental Pollution Agency c) Population explosion
c)IUCN International Union for Conservation d) Ecosystem management
of Nature and Natural Resources 7. Increase in the concentration of the toxicant at
d)IPCC International Penal for climate Change successive trophic levels is known as [RE AIPMT-2015]
a) Biodeterioration
3. In an area where DDT had been used extensively b) Biotransformation
the population of birds declined significantly c) Biogeochemical cycling
because d) Biomagnification
[AIPMT PRE-2012]
8. A river with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in
a) Birds stopped laying eggs
organic waste may result in: [NEET-I, 2016]
b) Earthworms in the area got eradicated.
a) Drying of the river very soon due to algal bloom
c) Cobras were feeding exclusively on birds.
b) Increased population of aquatic food web organisms
d) Many of the birds eggs, laid, did not hatch.
c) An increased production of fish due to
4. Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a biodegradable nutrients
method used for [AIPMT PRE-2012] d) Death of fish due to lack of oxygen
a) Estimating the amount of organic matter in
9. A lake which is rich in organic waste may result in
sewage water.
[NEET-II, 2016]
b) Working out the efficiency of oil driven automobile
a) Drying of the lake due to algal bloom
engines.
b) Increased population of fish due to lots of nutrients
c) Measuring the activity of saccharomyces cerevisiae
c) Mortality of fish due to lack of oxygen
in producing curd on a commercial scales
d) Increases population of aquatic organisms due to
d) Working out the efficiency of RBCs about their
minerals
capacity to carry oxygen
10. The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food
5. A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial
chain shall occur in [NEET-II, 2016]
plant removes
a) Seagull b) Crab
a) Gases like sulphur dioxide.
c) Cell d) Phytoplankton
b) Particulate matter of the size 5 micrometer or
above.
c) Gases like ozone and methane
d) Particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometer or less
In order to get maximum benefit and good training it is necessary for the
students to follow the following instructions.
1. Th
e students must attend all practical classes. Each experiment in
practicals has got important relevance to theory subjects.
2. Bring this practical manual to your practicals class.
3. B
ring the following objects to the practicals class – Pencils (HB), Pen,
Eraser, a scale and a small hand towel.
4. R
ecord the title, date and findings of the experiment in the observation
note book.
5. Carefully listen to the instructions given by your Teacher.
6. W
hile observation slides or models draw the structure of the specimen
as you see it neatly in your observation note book. Use pencil for
drawing.
7. W hile doing experiments neither consult your neighbours nor look
into their readings or observations.
8. If the object under the microscope remains without proper focusing
immediately bring it to the notice of the Teacher.
9. D
o not touch or lift the models or equipments kept for your
identification.
10. D
iagrams to be drawn for Prepared slides only in the record note.
Relevant photographs can be collected and pasted for the other
sections.
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CONTENTS
S. No EXPERIMENTS Page No
1 Fermentation by yeast 234
2 Determination of colour and pH in the given water samples 235
3 Marking of Wildlife Sanctuary and National parks in India map 236
4 Human Mendelian traits 238
5 ABO blood grouping - Demonstration Experiment 240
A - PREPARED SLIDES
6 Human Sperm 241
7 Human ovum 241
8 Paramecium – conjugation 242
9 Entamoeba histolytica 242
10 Thymus – T.S 243
11 Lymph node – T.S 243
B -PICTURES
12 tRNA 244
13 Homologous organs 244
14 Analogous organs 245
15 Animal cloning - Dolly (Sheep) 245
16 Human insulin production - Flowchart 246
C -GENETICS
17 Normal Human karyotype 246
18 Autosomal Anomaly – Patau’s Syndrome 247
19 Sex Chromosomal Anomaly – Turner’s Syndrome 247
20 X – Linked Disease – Haemophilia 248
21 Autosomal Disease – Sickle cell anemia 249
PROJECT WORK
etermine the universality of variations by studying thumb
D
1 250
impressions in a given population
2 Study the effect of a local industry on the environment 250
3 Study the ecological role of some insects and birds in a given locality 250
4 Visit to a zoological park/wildlife sanctuary in your locality 250
5 Visit to a nearby aquatic habitat 250
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EXPERIMENTS
1. FERMENTATION BY YEAST
AIM
To find the variation in the process of fermentation by yeast in the given samples I, II and III.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
• Glucose solution • Test tubes
• Palm sugar / Jaggery solution • Delivery tube
• Jaggery with salt / starch solution • One holed rubber cork
• Yeast solution • Lime water
PRINCIPLE
Fermentation is an anaerobic metabolic process accompanied with effervescence. During
this process, sugar is converted into ethyl alcohol and CO2. Yeast has an enzyme zymase
which catalyses the fermentation process.
Zymase
C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2
Yeast Ethyl alcohol
Glucose
PROCEDURE
• T ake 2ml of the given samples I, II and III in three clean test tubes (labelled as 1,2 and 3)
respectively.
• Add 2ml of yeast solution in all the test tubes and plug the tubes with cotton wool.
• Wait while fermentation takes place and note the time taken.
• Appearance of effervescence in the test tube indicates that fermentation has taken place.
• Remove the cotton wool and pass the gas through a delivery tube into a test tube
containing lime water.
• The lime water turns milky indicating that the gas evolved during fermentation is
carbon dioxide.
OBSERVATION
SL.NO. SAMPLE TIME TAKEN INFERENCE
1
2
3
INFERENCE
e variation in the time taken for fermentation to take place in the different sugar
Th
solutions indicates that the simple sugars like glucose are fermented much quicker than
the complex sugars.
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MATERIALS REQUIRED:
• pH paper and colour chart • Dropper / glass rod
• Water samples • Test tubes
PRINCIPLE
The colour of water sample ranges from colourless to green and yellowish brown
depending upon the planktonic growth and suspended solids.
The pH of a solution is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions. The pH value can
vary from 0 to 14. Solutions with a pH between 0 and 7 are acidic, while those with a pH between
7 and 14 are basic. pH 7 is considered neutral.
PROCEDURE
• O bserve and tabulate the colour of the water samples I , II and III taken in test tubes
against a white background.
• Take the three different water solutions in separate test tubes and label them.
• A piece of pH paper is dipped into the sample and compared with that of the colour on the
pH chart.
• The approximate pH value of the samples is thus determined and the results tabulated.
OBSERVATION
SL.NO. SAMPLE COLOUR OF THE SAMPLE pH OF THE SAMPLE
1 I
2 II
3 II
INFERENCE
• Th
e pH of the sample is found to be . Since it is closer to the neutral pH, it
is fit for consumption.
PRECAUTIONS
• Use only the standard colour chart supplied with the pH paper for assessing the pH value.
• Keep the pH strips away from chemicals.
• Either use fresh fine dropper or glass rod for each different sample, or wash the dropper or
rod well with water every time.
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W E
Kaziranga
National Park
Mudumalai Wildlife
Sanctuary
& National Park Point Calimere Wildlife
and bird Sanctuary
Periyar Wildlife
Sanctuary
236
Mark the given Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in the given map of India .Write its
location and significance.
1. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK
LOCATION: Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam
SIGNIFICANCE: Kaziranga National park's 430 square kilometer area sprinkled with
elephant-grass meadows, swampy lagoons, and dense forests is home to more than 2200 Indian
one-horned rhinoceros, approximately 2/3rd of their total world population. The park is the
breeding ground of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer. Over the time, the tiger
population has also increased in Kaziranga, and that's the reason why Kaziranga was declared as
Tiger Reserve in 2006.
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DOMINANT RECESSIVE
Finger mid
Hair No hair
digital hair
238
AIM
To assess the distribution of various genetic traits in a given population.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
• List of traits
• Sheet of paper
PROCEDURE
• Th
e students are divided into groups and the assessment of the various genetic traits are
done , first individually and then among themselves.
• The phenotype and the possible genotypes are recorded in the tabular column.
• B
ased on the occurrence of the traits , the frequency of the dominant and recessive
characters were discussed.
MY MY GENOTYPE
TRAIT POSSIBLE ALLELES NO. % (DOMINANT OR
PHENOTYPE RECESSIVE)
INFERENCE
Discuss and answer the following questions :
1) Did you have mostly dominant or recessive traits?
2) For which trait were most students dominant?
3) For which trait were most students recessive?
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AIM
To find out the blood group of a classs / school students.
MATERIAL REQUIRED
1. Human blood sample 5. Spirit (70% alcohol)
2. Antisera A and B 6. Slides / White tile
3. Antisera D 7. Cotton
4. Lancet 8. Mixing sticks
PRINCIPLE
The determination of ABO blood group is based on the agglutination reaction. The A, B
and Rh antigens present on the surface of the RBC react with the corresponding antibodies
(antisera) to form visible agglutination or clumping.
PROCEDURE
1. Take a clean dry slide / white tile and divide it into three divisions.
2. Wipe the middle finger with cotton moistened with 70% alcohol and allow to dry.
3. Prick disinfected area with sterile lancet.
4. Squeeze the finger and allow a drop of blood to fall on each division of the slide/ white tile.
5. Add one drop of antiserum into the appropriately labelled drop of blood on the slide/
white tile.
6. Mix serum and blood drops with the applicator stick.
7. Observe the mixtures for agglutination and record the blood groups.
8. Record the findings in a tabular form.
OBSERVATION
Group O Group A
Agglutination with….
Group B Group AB
B A B A
RESULT
The given blood is found to be group
WARNING: Use only sterilized lancets. Avoid using bell pins or other sharp objects for pricking.
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A - PREPARED SLIDES
6. HUMAN SPERM
IDENTIFICATION Acrosome
The given slide is identified as Human Sperm. Head
Nucleus
COMMENTS
1. The human sperm is microscopic, flagellated and a motile male Neck
gamete. Mitochondria
Middle
2. The sperm is composed of a head, neck, middle piece and a tail. piece
7. HUMAN OVUM
IDENTIFICATION
The given slide is identified as human ovum.
COMMENTS
1.
Human ovum is microscopic,
non-cleidoic and a alecithal
&RURQDUDGLDWD
female gamete. =RQD3HOOXFLGD
2.
The ovum is surrounded by 9LWHOOLQH
PHPEUDQH
three coverings namely vitelline
1XFOHXV
membrane, zona pellucida and *HUPLQDOYHVLFOH
corona radiata.
2RSODVP
3.
The cytoplasm of the egg is
called ooplasm and contains a
large nucleus called the germinal
vesicle.
4.
The narrow space between the
vitelline membrane and zona
pellucida is known as perivitelline space.
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8. PARAMECIUM – CONJUGATION
IDENTIFICATION
The given slide is identified as Paramecium – Conjugation.
COMMENTS
1. Conjugation is a form of sexual reproduction,
wherein two individuals called conjugants
Contractile
mutually exchange nuclear material and then vacuole
get separated. Conjugation
tube
2.
The pellicle and cytoplasm at the point of Micronucleus
contact is broken and a protoplasmic bridge is Macronucleus
formed.
4.
The male pronucleus moves through the
protoplasmic bridge and fuses with the female
pronucleus to form the diploid nucleus.
9. ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA
IDENTIFICATION
The given slide is identified as Entamoeba histolytica.
COMMENTS
1.
Entamoeba is an endoparasitic
protozoan which causes
Plasma
amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery. membrane
2.
It lives in the lumen of the Endoplasm
large intestine and feeds on the
Ectoplasm
epithelial cells.
Nucleus
3. The infective stage of this parasite
is the trophozoite.
4. The symptoms of amoebiasis are
ulceration, bleeding, abdominal
pain and stools with excess
mucus.
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IDENTIFICATION
The given slide is identified as thymus gland – T.S.
COMMENTS
1.
Thymus is a primary lymphoid
bilobed organ located behind the Capsule
sternum and above the heart.
2.
It has many lobules separated
from each other by connective
tissue called septa.
Cortex
Thymocyte
3. Each lobule is differentiated into
an outer cortex and inner medulla.
4. Thymus gland is mainly involved Septa
IDENTIFICATION
The given slide is identified as lymph node – T.S.
COMMENTS
1.
Lymph node is a small bean shaped
structure found along the course of Afferent
vessel
lymphatic duct.
2. Lymph node has three zones: cortex, Cortex
paracortex and medulla.
Medulla
3.
The cortex contains B lymphocytes,
macrophages and follicular dendritic Capsule
Efferent
cells. vessel Paracortex
4.
The medulla consists of sparsely
populated B-lymphocytes, which
secrete antibody molecules.
5. The paracortex zone lies between the
cortex and medulla and consists of richly populated T cells and dendritic cell.
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B - PICTURES
12. tRNA
IDENTIFICATION 3’ OH
I
A
The given model is identified as t RNA (transfer RNA). C
C
COMMENTS 5’
1. t RNA was formerly referred to as sRNA (soluble RNA)
2. It is a type of RNA and has a clover leaf structure. T loop
D loop
3. It is a small RNA molecule, typically between 70 to 90
nucleotides in length.
4. It is an adapter molecule composed of RNA that serves as Variable
arm
the physical link between the mRNA and the amino acid
sequence of proteins.
Anticodon
5. It transports activated amino acids from the cellular amino loop
IDENTIFICATION
The given picture is identified as homologous organs.
COMMENTS 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1
1.
Structures which are
similar in origin but
6
perform different functions Bird Bat
of terrestrial vertebrates 4
1 2
human.
4
3
5
4
2.
The forelimbs of these Whale 5 Cat Horse Human
6
organisms perform 6
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IDENTIFICATION
The given picture is identified as analogous organs.
COMMENTS
1. Organism having Ulna
Forewing
function is termed as
analogous structure.
E.g. Wings of bird Hindwing
IDENTIFICATION
The given picture is identified as cloning of animal –
Dolly (Sheep)
COMMENTS
Udder cell Egg from B
from A
ovum (egg cell, germ cell) was taken from the ovary of
Blastocyst
another sheep and enucleated.
5. The udder cell and enucleated ovum were fused and
implanted into a surrogate mother. Five months later,
dolly was born.
Dolly
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IDENTIFICATION
The given picture is identified as the flow chart of Human Insulin Production.
COMMENTS DNA Introduction of
Extraction &
purification of
recombinant human insulin
DNA into a
1.
Production of insulin
C chain
bacterial cell Recombinant A chain
Bacterium COOH
Human peptide
gene multiplying
late 1970s.
C chain
Plasmid S
S
S
S
DNA H2N COOH
plasmids of E.coli.
B chain
Bacterium
Human insulin Insulin
3.
The inserted gene
synthesizes the polypeptide chains A and B segments linked by a third chain(C) as a
precursor called Pre-Pro insulin.
4. The linking C chain is excised, leaving, A and B polypeptide chains.
5. Insulin was the first ever pharmaceutical product of rDNA technology, administered to
humans.
C - GENETICS
17. NORMAL HUMAN KARYOTYPE
IDENTIFICATION
The given photograph is identified as normal karyotype of human beings.
COMMENTS
1.
Karyotyping is a technique A B
through which a complete set of 1 2 3 4 5
chromosomes are separated from
a cell and are arranged in pairs. C
2.
A diagrammatic representation 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
of chromosomes is called an
D E
idiogram. 13 14 15 16 17 18
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IDENTIFICATION
The given photograph is identified as Patau’s Syndrome.
COMMENTS
1.
It is one of the autosomal
aneuploids formed due to trisomic
condition of chromosome 13.
1 2 3 4 5
2.
It is caused by meiotic non-
disjunction of chromosomes.
3. The symptoms are multiple and
severe body malformation with 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
profound mental deficiency.
4. The individuals have small head
with small eyes, cleft palate and 13 14 15 16 17 18
malformation of brain.
19 20 21 22 x y
IDENTIFICATION
The given photograph is identified as
Turner’s syndrome.
COMMENTS
1. This genetic disorder is due to the loss
of an X chromosome resulting in a 1 2 3 4 5 6
karyotype of 44A+XO = 45.
It is caused due to meiotic non-
2.
disjunction of allosomes.
7 8 9 10 11 12
3.
These individuals are sterile female
with short stature and webbed neck.
4. They also have under developed breasts 13 14 15 16 17 18
and gonads with lack of menstrual cycle
during puberty.
19 20 21 22
x y
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IDENTIFICATION
The given pedigree chart is identified as the genetic disease Haemophilia.
COMMENTS
1. Haemophilia or bleeder’s disease (Royal disease) is the most notorious of all sex-linked
diseases. The person suffering from this disease bleeds for a long period (30 minutes to 24
hours) during injury due to the failure of blood coagulation.
2. It is caused by a recessive X – linked gene more common in men than women.
3. The females are carriers of the disease and would transmit the disease to 50% of their sons
even if the male parent is normal.
4. It follows criss – cross or zig – zag pattern of inheritance (i.e., grandfather transmits his
X linked character to his grandson through carrier daughter).
II
III
IV
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Observe the given pedigree chart and identify the affected individuals and carriers in the II
generation.
2. Why are men affected often in X linked inheritance?
3. What is the pattern of inheritance in the given pedigree chart?
4. Why are women said to be carriers in X linked inheritance?
5. How is haemophilia caused?
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IDENTIFICATION
The given pedigree chart is identified as the genetic disease sickle cell anaemia,.
COMMENTS
1. It is an autosome linked recessive trait that can be transmitted from parents to the offspring,
if both the parents are carriers for the gene (heterozygous).
2. The genotype HbS HbS causes sickle cell anemia, while the genotype HbA and HbS individuals
appear apparently unaffected but they are carrier of the disease.
3. Sickle cell anemia is a classical example of point mutation.
4. The defect is caused by the substitution of Glutamic acid by valine at the sixth position of the
beta chain of the haemoglobin molecules.
II
III
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Observe the given pedigree chart and give reasons for the occurrence of the disease in the
second generation.
2. Will males and females be equally affected in this type of inheritance? Give reasons.
3. What is the genotype of the diseased and carrier sickle sell individual?
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PROJECT WORK
1 Whorls
Whorls
2 Loops
3 Arches
Loops Arches
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1. Analyse the given samples I, II and III for fermentation process. Write the aim, principle,
procedure and inference of the experiment.
2. Analyse the given water samples (I,II and III) for colour and pH . Tabulate your results and find
out which water is suitable for consumption.
(or)
Mark the location of the given Wildlife Sanctuary and National parks in India map Add a note
on its location and significance.
(or)
Mention any 4 Mendelian traits in your body and write their phenotype and genotype. (2)
3 . Identify the given slide ‘A’. Give any 2 diagnostic features with diagram. (1)
Analyse and identify the genetic disease in the pedigree chart given in ‘C’. Answer the given
questions. (1)
NOTE: Any relevant points and comments apart from those provided in the practical manual must
also be considered for evaluation.
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SYLLABUS
I. REPRODUCTION
1. Human Sperm
2. Human ovum
3. Paramecium – conjugation
II. GENETICS
1. ABO blood grouping
2. Analysing Mendelian traits in a given population
3. tRNA - Structure
4. Homologous organs
5. Analogous organs
6. Normal Human karyotype
7. Autosomal Anomaly – Patau’s Syndrome
8. Sex Chromosomal Anomaly – Turner’s Syndrome
9. Autosomal Disease –Sickle cell anemia
10. X – Linked Disease - Haemophilia
IV. BIOTECHNOLOGY
1. Animal cloning - Dolly (Sheep)
V. ECOLOGY
1. Marking of Wildlife Sanctuary and National parks in India map
2. Determination of colour and pH in the given water samples
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