| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 2 |
| SEMESTER | Third Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Ceyhun Kayıhan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the discovery process of DNA as genetic material and learn the structures of DNA and RNA and learn genome structure and organization.
2) Understand the replication process of DNA.
3) Learn transcription, mRNA modification and RNA world.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Student understand the discovery process of DNA as genetic material, structures of DNA and RNA, genome structure and organization, DNA replication, stages of transcription and mRNA modifications and RNA world. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Course description and discussion | | 2nd Week | DNA structure | | 3rd Week | RNA structure | | 4th Week | Genome Structure and Organization I | | 5th Week | Genome Structure and Organization II | | 6th Week | DNA Replication I | | 7th Week | DNA Replication II | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Transcription I: Promoter and Polimerases | | 10th Week | Transcription II: Initiation and Elongation | | 11th Week | Transcription III: Termination | | 12th Week | mRNA Modifications | | 13th Week | mRNA Modifications | | 14th Week | RNA World |
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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 | 40 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | 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 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Course hours | 13 | 3 | 39 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 118 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 3,93 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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