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| BIY3014 | Microbial Genetics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fulya AY | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ali Osman BELDUZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to provide insight into how understanding was obtained through experimentation and discovery by taking a historical and methodological approach and to focus primarily on prokaryotic systems as a model for processes in eukaryotes. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | talk about essentials of genetics and microbiology | 1 - 7 | 1,5, | | LO - 2 : | explain genetics of bacteriophages and extrachromosomal intheritance | 3 - 4 | 1,5 | | LO - 3 : | explain gene transfer, movable genes, genetic modification | 1 - 2 | 1,5 | | LO - 4 : | talk about examples of genetic engineering and applications | 2 - 3 | 1,5 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Essentials of genetics and microbiology, genetics of bacteriophages, extrachromosomal intheritance, gene transfer, movable genes, genetic modification, genetic engineering and applications. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Methods and terminology | | | Week 2 | Reasons of the Variation | | | Week 3 | Regulation of gene expression | | | Week 4 | Genetics of bacterioaphages and other viruses | | | Week 5 | Extrachromosomal inheritance | | | Week 6 | Movable genes | | | Week 7 | Gene Transfer | | | Week 8 | Strain development | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Genetic recombinations applications | | | Week 11 | Student seminar | | | Week 12 | Student seminar | | | Week 13 | Student seminar | | | Week 14 | Applied Genetics (Vectors) | | | Week 15 | Applied Genetics (Recombinant products and applications) | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Dale, J.W. 1998, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, John Wiley and Sons, England. | | | |
| 1 | Snyder, L , Wendy Champness, 2002, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, Amer Society for Microbiology | | | 2 | Davis, R. H. ,2003, The Microbial Models of Molecular Biology: From Genes to Genomes, Oxford Univ Press | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 07/04/2025 | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 11
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13 | 22/04/2025
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06/05/2025 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 30/05/2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Total work load | | | 100 |
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