Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Agricultural Science outline · Section A: General Agriculture
Content
a. First and second laws of Mendel
Objective
Apply the first and second laws of Mendel to genetics.
Content
b. Cell division
Objective
Differentiate between the types of cell division.
Content
c. Terminologies, e.g. locus, alleles, genotype, dominance
Objective
Determine the outcome of genetic crossing involving homozygous and heterozygous traits, and compute simple probability ratios.
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d. Methods of crop improvement, e.g. introduction, selection, crossing, quarantine, etc.
Objective
Give reasons for crop improvement; distinguish between methods of crop improvement and their respective advantages and disadvantages.
Content
e. Methods of animal improvement, e.g. introduction, breeding, quarantine and selection; breeding systems—inbreeding, line-breeding, crossbreeding, artificial insemination
Objective
Give reasons for animal improvement; differentiate between methods of animal improvement and their respective advantages and disadvantages.
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