COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENETICS LABORATORY II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 3004 GENETICS LABORATORY II COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FERHAT MATUR

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give the student an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the basic concepts of genetics; the ability to have analytical thinking on genetics; the ability to relate and synthesize the concepts of genetics and other disciplines; an understanding of the role of genetics in biological structure, function and organization.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know molecular methods in genetic analysis
2   To analyze and interpret the experimental results
3   To express test reports clear and understandable way their
4   To use current information
5   To be able to search genetics databases and evaluate informations from multiple sources and viewpoints by means of oral and written manners

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introductıon, General laboratory rules
2 Demonstration of prokaryotic DNA
3 Demonstration of eukaryote DNA
4 Structure of Chromosomes
5 Replicatıon of DNA
6 Determining the spectrum DNA and extraction of DNA, agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA
7 Chromosome banding and karyotype
8 Midterm exam
9 Conditional mutations in yeast
10 Showing of spontaneous mutations
11 Chemical mutagenesis (Mitomycin-C)
12 Physical mutagenesis (UV Rays)
13 Quantitative and polygenic inheritance
14 Analyses of DNA sequences

Recomended or Required Reading

Bozcuk, A. Genetic. Palme Publishers, 2000
Lewin, B. Genes, VIII. Oxford University Press. New York/USA. 2003.
Klug,W.S., Cummings, M.R. ve Spencer, C.A. Genetik Kavramlar, Ç. ed. Öner, C ve ark. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2009.
Alberts, B., Bray, D., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. ve Walter, P. Essential Cell Biology. Garland Publishing Inc. New York/USA. 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format, discussion, problem solving and question-answer

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 + FIN * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 1 11
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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