| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Genetics | ZTB202 | 4. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to Face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructors |
Pınar GÖÇ RASGELE |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To teach the biological basis of inheritance, Mendelian genetics and its extensions. |
| Course Content | Inheritance, Mendelian genetics and extensions |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Students know how the genetic material is replicated and passed from one generation to the other. - Students know the mechanism of dominance and recessiveness. - Students know genetic distance and mapping. - Students know basis of population genetics. - Students know basis of the quantitative genetics. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to the course, structure of DNA double helix, description and structure of a gene | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 2. Week | Replication and expression of genes | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 3. Week | Mitosis and meiosis | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 4. Week | Tetrad analyses, mutations | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 5. Week | Mendelian genetics | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 6. Week | Mendel's law of independent assortment, complementation in genetics | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | Dominance, sexual chromosomes, inactivation of X chromosome | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 8. Week | MIDTERM EXAM | Course Hours |
| 9. Week | Analysis of genealogical trees, inheritance of autosomal and sexual diseases | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 10. Week | Calculating genetic distances | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 11. Week | Genetic mapping | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 12. Week | Population genetics I | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 13. Week | Population genetics II | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 14. Week | FINAL EXAM | Course Hours |
| Klug, Cummings, Spencer, Palladino. 2018. Genetics: Principles. (Turkish edition) |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Research | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
