Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Molecular Biology and Genetics (English 30%) · Undergraduate
ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yasemin YILMAZER
Course Objective
1. To provide the students to acquire the genetic mechanisms of development
2. To explain the students plants, invertebrate and vertebrate development
3. To explain the students the role of genetic factors in differentiation
Course Content
This course includes understanding the genetics of development in invertebrates and in vegetative and animal organisms, extracellular factors affecting genes during differentiation, and intercellular interactions during organ formation.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Learn the molecular structure of genetic mechanisms which are responsible for the development of invertebrate, plants and animal organisms
- Understand the concepts of division and morphogenesis
- Comprehend the importance of genetic factors in differentiation and the importance of the role of cytoplasm
- Have information about extracellular factors affecting genes during differentiation
- Understand the development of embryo
- Learn how the organ formation takes place
Core Area Distribution
(42) Life Sciences%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudySelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkProject / DesignTesting (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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Practice | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of the Developmental Biology | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 2 | Division | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 3 | Morphogenesis | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 4 | Molecular analysis of the genes involved in the development | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 5 | Basic mechanisms in animal development | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 6 | Genetic bases of invertebrate development | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 7 | Vertebrate development | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Development in plants | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 10 | Differentiation mechanisms | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 11 | The role of genetic factors in differentiation | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 12 | The role of cytoplasm in differentiation | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 13 | Extracellular Factors Affecting Genes During Differentiation | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 14 | The Development and Nutrition of Embryo | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 15 | Intercellular Interactions During Organ Formation | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 16 | Final Examination | Final Examination |