| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 2 |
| SEMESTER | Fourth Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Özge Akbulut Çalışkan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the translation mechanisms and genetic code
2) Learn the transcriptional and translational control mechanisms of prokaryotes and eukaryotes
3) Learn recombination, DNA mutations and repair mechanisms
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, students understand the mechanisms of translation,universal genetic code, transcriptional and translational control mechanisms of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, recombination,DNA mutations and repair mechanisms. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Course Description and Discussion | | 2nd Week | Translation | | 3rd Week | Translation and Genetic Code I | | 4th Week | Translation and Genetic Code II | | 5th Week | Translational Control | | 6th Week | Transcriptional Control: Prokaryotic | | 7th Week | Transcriptional Control: Eukaryotic | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Mutations I | | 10th Week | Mutations II | | 11th Week | DNA Repair I | | 12th Week | DNA Repair II | | 13th Week | Recombination I | | 14th Week | Recombination II |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Molecular Biology of the Gene, Seventh Edition. James D. Watson, Tania A. Baker, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine, Richard Losick
Lewin's GENES XI, 11th Edition. Jocelyn E. Krebs, Elliott S. Goldstein, Stephen T. Kilpatrick
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Problem Solving |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 45 | | Total(%) | | 45 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Course hours | 13 | 3 | 39 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 147 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,9 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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