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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | AE-FB204 | Biology 3 | Compulsory | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The aim of this course is to enable students to understand genetics and related concepts. It also aims to provide them with basic information about crossbreeding and the concepts of biotechnological applications, evolution, adaptation and natural selection. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Doç. Dr. Ekrem CENGİZ | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Know the importance and history of genetic | | 2 | Give examples related to genetic crossover | | 3 | Explain how the features of organisms transfer from generation to generation | | 4 | Explain the relation between genetic and biotechnology | | 5 | Identify microorganism used in the biotechnology | | 6 | Give examples related to studies of biotechnology |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | 1- The meaning, fields, importance and historical development of genetics and biotechnology; The birth of modern genetics,
2- Mendel's laws, complete dominance, incomplete dominance, co-dominance, multiple alleles, deviations from Mendel's laws;
3- Cytoplasmic inheritance, mutations, molecular biology, gene technology, molecular genetics, human genetics and genetic diseases, population genetics, the opportunities that genetic engineering provides to society, science and technology;
4- Basic principles of biotechnology, microorganism metabolism, plant-animal cell cultures, basic processes in biotechnology;
5- Biotechnological applications, microbial biomass production (baker's yeast, single cell protein), production of primary metabolites (citric acid, fumaric acid, acetic acid, amino acid, vitamin), fermentations (alcohol fermentation, lactic acid production, butyric acid, butanol, acetone ), secondary metabolite production (antibiotic), enzyme production, gene biotechnology, environmental biotechnology; history of evolutionary biology; evolutionary biology concepts;
6- Mechanisms of evolution: mutation, genetic drift, natural selection; macroevolutionary mechanisms:
7- Adaptation, speciation; history of life: family trees, fossil research;
8- The first evolution of life on Earth, the history of life, the main evolutionary changes; Applications of evolutionary biology:
9- Genetics and medicine and open and closed-ended experiments on these subjects. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | The meaning, fields, importance and historical development of genetics and biotechnology. The birth of modern genetics. | | | | 2 | Mendel's laws, complete dominance, incomplete dominance, co-dominance, multiple alleles, deviations from Mendel's laws. | | | | 3 | Cytoplasmic inheritance, mutations, human genetics and genetic diseases. | | | | 4 | Basic principles of biotechnology, microorganism metabolism. | | | | 5 | Biotechnological applications, microbial biomass production. | | | | 6 | Secondary metabolite production (antibiotic), enzyme production, gene biotechnology, environmental biotechnology. | | | | 7 | Mechanisms of evolution: mutation, genetic drift, natural selection; macroevolutionary mechanisms. | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Adaptation, speciation; history of living things, family trees. | | | | 10 | The first evolution of life on Earth. | | | | 11 | Applications of evolutionary biology. | | | | 12 | Molecular genetics, human genetics and genetic diseases. | | | | 13 | Population genetics | | | | 14 | Evolutionary genetics | | | | 15 | Evolutionary genetics | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1- Campell Temel Biyoloji Fizyoloji İlaveli. Palme Yayınevi. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Self Study | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Individual Study for Homework Problems | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 5 | 10 | 50 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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