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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 302 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 302 Course Title: GENETIC II Theoretical+Practice: 2+2 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring 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
To teach the basic concepts of genetics, chromosomal basis of genetic separation, Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance patterns and genetic cross-type estimate of the results

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can say basic information about the related subject PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
Examination
LO-2 can make practical studies about the related subjects PO-4 Have the skills to define, model and solve the biological problems in the field of Biology and related fields
Examination
LO-3 can solve simple problems about related studies PO-9 Are able to express themselves in verbal and written communication having the ability to work individually, take initiatives and make their own decisions
Examination
LO-4 can give examples to the genetics and its applications 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
PO-4 Have the skills to define, model and solve the biological problems in the field of Biology and related fields
PO-5 Are dedicated to improve themselves by keeping abreast of the developments in science, technology and modern topics
PO-6 Are able to assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Genetic links and chromosome maps, conjugation, transformation and transduction in microorganisms, mutations in chromosome number and structure, ekstrachromosomal inheritance, population genetics
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Quantitative inheritance Explanation
2 Connection and independent distribution, connection rate Explanation
3 Chromosome mapping Explanation
4 Genetic recombination and bacteria and bacteriophages, conjugation, recombination, transduction Explanation
5 Extension of genetic analysis: penetrance, expressivity, genetic back plate Explanation
6 Ekstranuklear inheritance, maternal inheritance Explanation
7 Inheritance of organelles Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 Chromosomes, gender differences and sex determination system of human Explanation
10 Chromosome structure and sex determination system in Drosophila and other organisms Explanation
11 Variations in chromosome number and structure Explanation
12 Gene mutation and DNA repair Explanation
13 Mobile genetic elements Explanation
14 Population genetics: the calculation of allele frequencies, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium Explanation
15 Extensions of the Hardy-Weinberg rule Explanation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Mustafa KURU, Serap ERGENE, Genetik:Örnek Problemlerle, Palme Yayıncılık, 360 sy.
2 Mehmet TOPAKTAŞ, Genetik, Nobel Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Mustafa KURU, Serap ERGENE, Genetics, Palme Press, 360 pages.

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 5 6 30
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 6 30
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 120