COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POPULATION GENETICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 5073 POPULATION GENETICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FERHAT MATUR

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

To learn different use areas of genetics and advenced statistics and to use according to their needs.To control terminology in biology/genetics,molecular genetics and advanced statistics fields.To learn some computer applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Working usage of terminology, such as allele, locus, haplotype, linkage disequilibrium, selection coefficient and absolute, relative and marginal fitness
2   Analysis of basic models, such as one and two-locus selection, inbreeding, population structure, random genetic drift, mutation, the coalescent
3   Apply and interpret statistical summaries of population genetic data, such as gene trees, reticulate graphs, mismatch distributions, F-statistics
4   Interpret published studies of natural and experimental populations of prokaryotic and eukaryotic species in context of terminology, models and statistical summaries

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of Population Genetics
2 Allele Frequencies, Genotype Frequencies, & Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
3 Genetic Drift & Mutation
4 Coalescent Theory
5 Statistics in population genetics 1
6 Statistics in population genetics 2
7 Statistics in population genetics 3
8 Linkage Disequilibrium & Gene Mapping
9 Selection
10 Selection in a Finite Population
11 Neutral Theory & Tests of Neutrality
12 Selection 2: Interactions & Conflict
13 Quantitative Genetics
14 Conservation Genetics
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

M.B. Hamilton (2009) Population Genetics. Wiley-Blackwell.

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 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, homework presentation and final exam.

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

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 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparation for quiz etc. 4 3 12
Preparing assignments 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 6 2 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 4 1 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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