Information Package / Course Catalogue
Evolution
Course Code: BYL402
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Understanding the origin of life, mechanisms producing biological diversity on Earth and its application today.

Course Content

Origin of life, process of biodiversity formation, mechanisms of evolutionary process and its applications today.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Oğuz TÜRKOZAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Able to comprehend that living things have changed over time.
2.Able to see evidences related to evolution of living things over time.
3.Able to comprehend Darwinian Natural Selection.
4.Able to perform how to construct evolutionary trees.
5.Able to comprehend source of new alleles and genes.
6.Able to understand that populations could be changed over time.
7.Able to comprehend evolutionary forces causing changes in populations over time
8.Able to comprehend how organisms adapt to changing environments over time.
9.Able to understand species concepts and the mechanisms of speciation.
10.Able to comprehend the role of past geologic events in shaping biodiversity.
11.Able to understand origin of Human and its evolution.
12.Able to learn the applications of Evolution.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecture notes
2.Evolutionary Analysis, Palme Yayıncılık, ISBN: 0-13-227584-8
3.Evolution, ISBN: 0-87893-187-2
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Understanding evolution: a case study for HIV
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Pattern of Evolution
Week 3 - Theoretical
Darwinian Natural Selection
Week 4 - Theoretical
Estimating Evolutionary Trees
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mutation and Genetic Variation
Week 6 - Theoretical
Mendelian Genetics in Populations I: Selection and Mutation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Mendelian Genetics in Populations II: Migration, Drift, and Nonrandom Mating
Week 8 - Theoretical
General overview (midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Evolution at Multiple Loci: Quantitative Genetics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Studying Adaptation: Evolutionary Analysis of Form and Function
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mechanisms of Speciation
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Origin of Life and Precambrian Evolution
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Cambrian Explosion and Beyond
Week 14 - Theoretical
Human Evolution
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory151245
Reading150115
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
4
3
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
OÇ-6
4
4
OÇ-7
4
4
4
OÇ-8
4
4
4
OÇ-9
4
4
4
OÇ-10
4
4
4
OÇ-11
OÇ-12
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026