Information Package / Course Catalogue
Genetics
Course Code: ZT205
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To teach students the principles of heredity and variation, conveying the biological basis of breeding efforts to improve the performance traits of domestic animals, and to enable them to grasp genetic practices directed at enhancing the quality and quantity of livestock production.

Course Content

1. Definition and scope of genetics, 2. The functions of genetic material, 3. Mitosis, meiosis, 4. Mendel’s laws, 5. Probability computations and statistical analysis in genetics, 6. The factors deviated from Mendel rules, 7. Multiplealleles, sex determination and sex-linked inheritance, 8. Linkage and crossingover, 9. Mutations

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. İbrahim CEMAL
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the basic definitions and concepts of genetics
2.Understanding the place of genetics in the field of Agricultural Engineering
3.Learning the role of genetic material in heredity
4.Understanding the link between inheritance patterns and breeding programs
5.Learning the fundamental knowledge required for molecular genetics, biotechnology, and other related fields
Recommended or Required Reading
3.Simm, G., Pollott, G. E., Mrode, R. A., Houston, R. D., & Marshall, K. (2020). Genetic improvement of farmed animals (3rd ed.). CABI.
5.Concepts of Genetics. Klug, W.S., Cummings, M.R., Spencer, C.A., 2003.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction, definition and scope of genetics, basic consept of genetics
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Nucleic acids, organization of DNA, the functions of genetic material
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Replication, genetic code, transcription, translation
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
The transmission of genetic material from cell to cell (mitosis) and from generation to generation (meiosis)
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Mendel’s laws, The inheritance of Mendelian traits
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Monohybrid and dihybrid segregations, solving problems
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Binomial distribution of Mendelian traits, solving problems
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Determination of genotypic structure by using phenotypic segregation, solving problems
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Probability computations and statistical analysis in genetics
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Codominance inheritance, epistatic inheritance, lethality, penetrance and expressivity
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Multiple allelism, the effects of environmental conditions on inheritance
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Sex determination and sex-linked inheritance
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Linkage and crossingover
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Gene, genome and chromosomal mutations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Term Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice140114
Reading2204
Quiz2001
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)99
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
OÇ-1
5
3
3
4
OÇ-2
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
OÇ-3
5
3
4
4
OÇ-4
5
5
4
3
5
4
3
OÇ-5
5
4
3
4
4
5
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026