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ABBREVIATIONS IN NCERT BIOLOGY:
CLASS 12
(Note: Chapters without any abbreviations have been excluded)
Chapter Abbreviation Full form
1. PMC Pollen Mother Cell
1. Sexual Reproduction in 2. MMC Megaspore Mother Cell
Flowering Plants 3. PEN Primary Endosperm Nucleus
4. PEC Primary Endosperm Cell
5. GnRH Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
6. FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone
2. Human Reproduction 7. LH Luteinizing Hormone
8. hCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
9. hPL Human Placental Lactogen
10. WHO World Health Organisation
11. RCH Reproductive and Child Health Care
12. MMR Maternal Mortality Rate
13. IMR Infant Mortality Rate
14. STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases
15. STIs Sexually Transmitted Infections
16. VD Venereal Diseases
17. RTI Reproductive Tract Infections
18. CDRI Central Drug Research Institute
19. IUDs Intra Uterine Devices
3. Reproductive Health
20. MTP Medical Termination of Pregnancy
21. ART Assisted Reproductive Technologies
22. IVF In Vitro Fertilization
23. ET Embryo Transfer
24. ZIFT Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer
25. IUT Intra Uterine Transfer
26. GIFT Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer
27. ICSI Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
28. AI Artificial Insemination
29. IUI Intra-Uterine Insemination
4. Principles of Inheritance and
30. F1, F2 Filial 1 progeny, Filial 2 progeny
Variation
31. DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
32. RNA Ribonucleic Acid
5. Molecular Basis of
33. bp Base Pairs
Inheritance
34. EM Electron Microscope
35. NHC Non-Histone Chromosomal Proteins
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Chapter Abbreviation Full form
36. mRNA Messenger RNA
37. tRNA Transfer RNA
38. rRNA Ribosomal RNA
39. snRNAs Small Nuclear RNAs
40. hnRNA Heterogeneous Nuclear RNA
41. mGppp Methyl Guanosine Triphosphate
42. sRNA Soluble RNA
43. UTR Untranslated Regions
44. β-gal Beta-Galactosidase
45. HGP Human Genome Project
46. ELSI Ethical, Legal, And Social Issues
47. ESTs Expressed Sequence Tags
48. BAC Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes
49. YAC Yeast Artificial Chromosomes
50. SNPs Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
51. VNTR Variable Number of Tandem Repeats
52. PMNL Polymorpho-Nuclear Leukocytes
Cell-Mediated Immune Response or Cell-Mediated
53. CMI
Immunity
54. MALT Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue
55. AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
56. HIV Human Immuno Deficiency Virus
6. Human Health and Diseases 57. ELISA Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay
58. NACO National Aids Control Organisation
59. NGOs Non-Governmental Organisation
60. C-onc Cellular Oncogenes
61. CT Computed Tomography
62. MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
7. Strategies for Enhancement in 63. MOET Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology
Food Production 64. SCP Single Cell Protein
(Deleted Chapter) 65. IRRI International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
66. LAB Lactic Acid Bacteria
67. BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
68. STPs Sewage Treatment Plants
8. Microbes in Human Welfare 69. IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute
70. KVIC Khadi And Village Industries Commission
71. Bt Bacillus Thuringiensis
72. IPM Integrated Pest Management
73. EFB European Federation of Biotechnology
9. Biotechnology-Principles and 74. PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
Processes 75. ori Origin of Replication
76. Ti plasmid Tumor inducing plasmid
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Chapter Abbreviation Full form
77. RNAi RNA interference
78. GMO Genetically Modified Organism
79. Bt Bacillus thuringiensis
10. Biotechnology-Applications
80. ADA Adenosine deaminase deficiency
81. cDNA Complementary DNA
82. GEAC Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
83. GPP Gross Primary Productivity
84. NPP Net Primary Productivity
11. Ecosystem
85. GFC Grazing Food Chain
86. DFC Detritus Food Chain
International Union for Conservation of Nature and
12. Biodiversity and Conservation 87. IUCN
Natural Resources
88. CPCB Central Pollution Control Board
13. Environmental Issues 89. DU Dobson unit
(Deleted Chapter) 90. CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons
91. JFM Joint Forest Management
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