St. Patrick's College

Karachi

Since : 1952


Botany and Zoology

Botany
"It has major fields and branches. One of them is Genetics. The modern genetics based on the ideas of Mendel. This fields tells how the characters of parents are transmitted to the off springs. It tells how the most serious disease; Haemophilia is transmitted from normal looking carrier to healthy person."

Zoology
"It has also major fields and branches. One of them is Biotechnology also known as Genetics Engineering, which manipulates genes of living organisms for the pleasure and welfare of mankind. Transgenic plants animals are wonderful examples of this field. It is used in detection and treatment of some genetic disorders such as Down's syndrome, Huntington's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis etc."

By: MUHAMMAD ZEYAUDDIN

RABIA NASREEN

Lecturer

M. Sc. (Zoology)
Karachi University
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