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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 458 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 458 Course Title: TRANSGENIC CREATURES Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
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
Technologies and teaching methods used in the production of transgenic organisms, areas of use of transgenic organisms is to teach medicine and industry.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learns the basic principles of recombinant DNA technologies 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-2 Learns their use in the production of transgenic organisms. PO-12 Make their knowledge regarding human health and environmental awareness available for the benefit of the society
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Overview of applications of molecular genetics, PCR and DNA technologies, nucleic acid biochemistry, biology of plasmids, vectors, DNA libraries, and in vitro mutagenesis, genomics and gene mapping, complementary DNA synthesis, PCR reaction, biochemistry, gene expression in cultured cells, transgenic plants and flies, transgenic organisms, nuclear transfer and animal cloning
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Overview of molecular genetics applications Discussion Method, Method of Narration
2 Nucleic acid biochemistry Discussion Method, Method of Narration
3 Overview of plasmid biology Discussion Method, Method of Narration
4 Bacteriophage Vectors Discussion Method, Method of Narration
5 DNA libraries in vitro mutagenesis Discussion Method, Method of Narration
6 Genomics Discussion Method, Method of Narration
7 Gene mapping Discussion Method, Method of Narration
8 mid-term exam
9 Complementary DNA synthesis and Complementary DNA libraries Discussion Method, Method of Narration
10 Biochemistry of PCR reaction Discussion Method, Method of Narration
11 Gene expression in culture cells Discussion Method, Method of Narration
12 Transgenic flies and plants Discussion Method, Method of Narration
13 Nucleus transfer and animal cloning Discussion Method, Method of Narration
14 Project presentations I Book Review, Searching Resources Report preparing
15 Project presentations II Book Review, Searching Resources Report preparing
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
I. Glazko, G. V. Glazko, Introduction in DNA-Technology and Bioinformatics, 2001. Winfery M. R., Rott A. M., Wortman A. T., Unraveling DNA Molecular Biology for the Laboratory, Prentice-Hall Inc., 1997 Russel P. J., Genetics, Fifth Edition, An Imprint of Addison Wesley Longman Inc., 1998T 4. Temizkan G. , Arda N., Moleküler Biyolojide Kullan?lan Yöntemler 2. Bask?, Nobel T?p Kitabevleri, 2004.

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 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 1 13 13
       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 6 18
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 9 27
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90