COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENETICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 1015 GENETICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORHAN ÖZBEY

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

Course allows to veterinary medicine students to have knowledge on: Heritable mechanisms of phenotype and genotype characteristics, function and structure of genes, classical and molecular development mechanisms of hereditary diseases and elimination from herd, applications and techniques of genetic engineering.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the place and importance of genetics in veterinary medicine, the history of genetics
2   Knows the genetic differences of cells and organisms in molecular level
3   Knows the structure of DNA and RNA, their structural differences, and the kinds of interactions between genes in DNA.
4   Knows inheritance models.
5   Knows the structure of genes and genomes, organization of chromosomes
6   Knows hereditary defects and diseases, genetic mechanisms in farm animals, methods for eradicating these diseases from the herd.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description

Recomended or Required Reading

BAŞARAN,N. (1996): Tıbbi Genetik. Altıncı Baskı. Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, Istanbul.
BOZCUK A, N (2001),Genetik, Palme Yayıncılık,Ankara
BOZCUK A, N (2001),Genetik, Palme Yayıncılık,Ankara
DEMIRSOY,A. (1991): Kalıtım ve Evrim. Beşinci Baskı.Meteksan Anonim Şirketi,Yayın No:91-06-Y-0057-05,Ankara.
GRIFFITHS, Anthony J.F., MILLER, Jeffrey H., Lewontin Richard. C., GELBART, William. (1999): Modern Genetic Analysis. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, U.S.A
HARTL, D.L., FREIFELDER, D., SNYDER, L.A.(1988): Basic Genetics. James and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Boston, U.S.A.
KLUG,W.S; CUMMINGS M,R (2002): Genetik Kavramlar Çeviri Editörü :Prof.Dr. Cihan Öner,Palme Yayıncılık,Ankara
KURU M; GÖZÜKARA S, E: Genetik (569 Örnek Problem Ile) Palme Yayıncılık,Ankara
NICHOLAS, F.W. (1996): Introduction to Veterinary Genetics. Oxford University Press Inc., New York,U.S.A.
ROTHWELL, N.V. (1993): Understanding Genetics: A Molecular Approach. Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York, U.S.A
RUSSELL, P.J. (1992): Genetics. Third Edition. Harper Collins Publishers Inc., New York, U.S.A
VAN VLECK, L, Dale., POLLAK, E. John., OLTENACS, E. A. Branford (1987): Genetics for the Animal Sciences. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York ,U.S.A.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.), homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses during the semester belongs to the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dekanlığı, Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Cami Sokak, No: 3, Posta Kodu: 35890, Kiraz/IZMIR

e-mail: orhan.ozbey@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30- 14502

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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