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  Course Description
Course Name : Genetics 2

Course Code : BL 302

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. MEHMET TOPAKTAŞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : 1. Students are supposed to have the ability to learn and teach the basics of genetics. 2. Students gain the ability to solve and provide supervision about problems in genetic inheritance.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : BL 302 Genetics 2

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Teaching general genetics knowledge and dealing with the hereditary problems.

Course Contents : Can be found in lecture course.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classrooms of Science and Letter Faculty.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Cytoplasmic inheritance. Board and pencil. Explaining the lecture by drawing figures on the board.
2 Multiple allelism. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation and the solving of problems in genetics related to multipl allelism.
3 Polimery and pleiotropy. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation and the solving of problems in genetics related to polimery.
4 Mutations. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation.
5 Chromosome mutation. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation.
6 Chromosome and genome mutation. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation and the solving of genetic problems related to chromosome mutations.
7 Genome mutation. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation and the solving of genetic problems related to genome mutations.
8 Midterm exam. Written examination. Evaluation of the results of the examination.
9 Gene mutation. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation.
10 Repair of mutations. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation.
11 Calculation of mutation frequency. Board and pencil. Explanation of the methods for the measurement of gene mutation frequencies in Drosophila.
12 Population genetics. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation and the solving of problems in population genetics.
13 Sex determination. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation.
14 Sex determination. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation.
15 Sex-dependent inheritance. Board and pencil. Lecture presentation and the solving of problems in sex-related inheritance.
16/17 Final exam. Written examination. Evaluation of the results of the examination.


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  1- Bilge, E (1977), Genetics, İ.Ü. Fen Fakültesi Yayınlarından. 2-Bilge, E (1977), Genetic problems with examples, İ.Ü Fen Fakültesi Yayınlarından İstanbul 3- Klug W.S, Cummings, M.R (2002) Concepts in Genetics, Çev. Ed. Prof. Dr. Cihan Üner, Palme Yayıncılık Ankara. 4-Genetics (Prof. Dr. Mehmet Topaktaş), in press. 5- Başaran, N. (1996) Medical Genetics, Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, İstanbul, Eskişehir.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Develops his/her professional experiences and knowledges by taking elective courses together with basic subjects of biology 4
2 takes responsibility as an individual or in a group to solve unpredicted problems that would be encountered 5
3 plans and manages the projects as a member of team 4
4 informs an indivudual and institutions about the subjects related to biology, and prepare verbal and written presentation to solve the problems 5
5 communicates effectively with colleagues in the world about biological issues and works 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 20 20
Total Workload: 100
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4
ECTS Credit: 4