COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 6013 GENETICS AND EVOLUTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FERHAT MATUR

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

Upon completion of this course, the student will exhibit an understanding of the basic principles of genetic and evolution, contemporary ideas in evolution. Will have an idea about how to use the evolution algorithm in multidisciplinary studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand genetics and basic consepts To understand the principles of selection, genetic drift, mutation, To understand the mechanisms of evolution To become a skilled reader and critic of scientific literature

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic genetic concepts-mendel genetics
2 Basic genetic concepts- DNA (and its evolution)
3 Basic genetic concepts- DNA replication
4 Basic genetic concepts transcription
5 Basic genetic concepts gene regulation
6 Basic genetic concepts gene regulation
7 Introduction to Evolution A Short History of Evolutionary Thought
8 What is evolution The major questions in evolutionary biology. Mutation, variation-natural selection
9 What is evolution The major questions in evolutionary biology. Genetic drift, sexual selection
10 Gene sequencing, sanger sequencing NGS
11 Gene cloning
12 Paper discussion- Mechanistic studies of DNA repair
13 Paper discussion-Molecular machines
14 Paper discussion-Directed evolution of enzymes and binding proteins
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Futuyma, D.J. 2008. Evrim. Çeviri editörü: Kence A. Palme yayınevi, Ankara.
Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution., Carroll, R. L., W. H. Freeman and Company, New York. USA. 1988.
Evolution of the Vertebrates. Fourth edtion. Colbert, E. H. & Morales, M., Wiley - Liss & Sons, Inc. Pub. New York. 1991.
Evolutionary Biology. Second edition. Futuyma, D. J., Sinauer Associates, Inc. Pub. Sunderland, Massachusetts. 1986.
Evolutionary consequences of mass extinction. In D.M. Raup and Jablonski (eds.), Jablonski, D., Patterns and process in the history of life. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with quiz, homework presentation, midterm and final examinations.

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 and homework delivery must be 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://fbe.deu.edu.tr/

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ferhat.matur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 40 40
Preparation for final exam 1 50 50
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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