BANC-107 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BANC 107: Biological Diversity in Human Populations
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
(TMA)
Course Code: BANC 107
Assignment Code: BANC 107/ASST/TMA/ 2025-26

Assignment I Answer the following in about 500 words each. 20×2= 40

1. What is the human biological variation? Briefly examine anthropometric and serological markers in understanding population variation.
2. Define Consanguineous marriages. Briefly discuss various consanguineous marriages in India with suitable illustrations.

Assignment II Answer any two of the following questions in about 250 words each.

1. Briefly discuss the influence of Bio-cultural factors on disease.
2. Define Demography. Briefly discuss various morality measures.
3. Briefly comment on various demographic processes, Fertility, Mortality and Migration.

Answer the following questions in about 50 words each.

1. Palaeolithic skeletal remains
2. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
3. National Census
4. Ethnicity and Race
5. ABO blood group system

Assignment III Answer the following questions in about 250 words

1. Describe Human Axial skeleton with suitable diagrams.
2. Describe the procedure for measuring maximum cranial length and maximum cranial breadth. Describe the landmarks involved.
3. What is Dermatoglyphics? Briefly comment on the classification of Finger prints with suitable diagrams.