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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 347 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 347 Course Title: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department BIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SEVİL SUNGUR (sevilsungur@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The understanding of basic concepts of molecular genetics and mechanisms.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the heredity material and its features PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
 		Examination
LO-2 can explain the differences of molecular mechanism between organisms PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
PO-2 Transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Biology to other disciplines
 		Examination
LO-3 can give information about mutations, their features and classifications PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The structure and properties of nucleic acids, metabolism of nucleic acids, replication mechanism, transcription mechanism, protein synthesis, the molecular basis for genotype-phenotype relationship, control of gene expression, properties of the genetic code, DNA damage and repair mechanisms, recombinant DNA technology, gene-environment interaction, mutation
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The history of molecular genetics Explanation
2 Evidences proving that the nucleic acids are hereditary molecules Explanation
3 Nucleic acids in the molecule of hereditary Explanation
4 Structural properties and organisation of nucleic acids Explanation
5 Nucleic acid metabolism enzymes Explanation
6 The continuity of the molecule of hereditary Explanation
7 Replication Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 Enzyme systems in replication Explanation
10 Molecular mechanism of different living groups (viroid, viruses, prokaryotes, eukaryotes) Explanation
11 Repair mechanisms Explanation
12 Recombination Explanation
13 Molecular mechanism of recombination Explanation
14 Mutations and classifications of gene mutations Explanation
15 Mechanisms of occurrence of gene mutations Explanation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Molecular Biology of the Cell, Alberts B., Johnson A., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K. and Walter P., Garland Science, 2002
2 Molecular Cell Biology, Second Edition, Darnell J., Lodish H., Baltimore D., Scientific American Books, 1990.
Required Course instruments and materials
Molecular Biology of the Cell, Alberts B., Johnson A., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K. and Walter P., Garland Science, 2002 Molecular Cell Biology, Second Edition, Darnell J., Lodish H., Baltimore D., Scientific American Books, 1990.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 5 15
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 5 15
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90