MEB618 - MOLECULAR GENETICS
Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
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MOLECULAR GENETICS | MEB618 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Prequisites | Limited to a quota of 10 students. | |||||
Course language | Turkish | |||||
Course type | Elective | |||||
Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Team/Group Work | |||||
Instructor (s) | Prof. Serap Dökmeci | |||||
Course objective | Structure, function, regulation and organization of the genetic material at the molecular level | |||||
Learning outcomes |
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Course Content | In this course, general properties of nucleic acids and prokaryotic/eukaryotic cell genome, genetic information flow and regulation topics will be discussed. | |||||
References | 1. Alberts: Molecular Biology of The Cell 5th Edition, 2008. 2. Genomes 3, 3rd Edition by T.A. Brown, 2006. 3. Related published articles. |
Course outline weekly
Weeks | Topics |
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Week 1 | DNA: Structure and function |
Week 2 | DNA replication |
Week 3 | Chromatin structure |
Week 4 | RNA structure and function |
Week 5 | Genetic information flow: RNA synthesis |
Week 6 | RNA processing |
Week 7 | Presentations and group discussion |
Week 8 | Genetic information flow: Protein synthesis |
Week 9 | Protein modifications |
Week 10 | Control of gene expression in prokaryotes |
Week 11 | Control of gene expression in eukaryotes |
Week 12 | Eukaryotic genome organization |
Week 13 | Eukaryotic genome organization |
Week 14 | Homework assignment |
Week 15 | Preparation to final exam |
Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
Course activities | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Attendance | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 |
Field activities | 0 | 0 |
Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
Assignments | 1 | 10 |
Presentation | 1 | 20 |
Project | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 0 | 0 |
Final exam | 1 | 70 |
Total | 100 | |
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 30 |
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 70 |
Total | 100 |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
---|---|---|---|
Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 9 | 126 |
Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 14 | 14 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework assignment | 1 | 14 | 14 |
Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Total Workload | 31 | 55 | 211 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1. He/She should use electronical databases; such as Science Direct, PubMed, ISI, published books and periodical publications properly. | X | ||||
2. He/She will know basic bioinformatics analysis methods and use them properly in research. | X | ||||
3. Since bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary branch of science, he/she will be able to a part of group work, have good communication skills, and will understand others' problems. | X | ||||
4. He/She should have internet utilization skills enough to follow the innovations in the field and access desired information, accessing library sources should be advanced. | X | ||||
5. He/She will prepare projects for his/her technical-scientific development, provide consultancy service for seminars and genetic analyses, attend article discussions, congresses and workshops. | X | ||||
6. He/She will be able to follow recent developments in other research fields also. | X | ||||
7. He/She will use programming languages, such as [R], Linux and Python, will know the logic of basic programming. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest