Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Molecular Biology and Genetics (English 30%) · Undergraduate
ECTS: 7 T+P+L: 3+0+3 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yasemin YILMAZER
Instructors: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yasemin YILMAZER
Course Objective
To ensure that the students gain basic genetics background at a theoretical as well as a practical level.
To train the students for understanding Mendel's law
To enable students to learn heredity
To teach the students to have the capability to solve the basic problem in genetics.
Course Content
This course includes the history of Genetics, cell divisions, mendel's laws, basic genetic principles, and heredity.
Required Resources
Concepts of Genetics, William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Global Edition.
Rules
All students are required to attend 70% of the theoretical course and 80% of the laboratory.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Learn the history of genetics
- Gain the background of Basic Genetics
Core Area Distribution
(44) Physical Sciences%50 (72) Health%50
Teaching Methods
ExpressionDiscussionExercise and PracticeExperiment - Test / Lab/ Workshop / Field Practice
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 11 | 4 | 44 |
| Practice | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The History of genetics | Textbook |
| 2 | The cytological basis of genetic | Textbook |
| 3 | Meiosis and Mitosis | Textbook |
| 4 | Genotype and Phenotype | Textbook |
| 5 | Mendel’s Laws | Textbook |
| 6 | Dihybrid crosses and exceptations to Mendel's observations | Textbook |
| 7 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 8 | Multiple Alleles | Textbook |
| 9 | Sex determination and Sex-linked inheritance | Textbook |
| 10 | Cytoplasmic Heredity | Textbook |
| 11 | Connection and Recombination | Textbook |
| 12 | Mutation | Textbook |
| 13 | Quantitative Inheritance and Population Genetics | Textbook |
| 14 | Final Exam | Final Exam |