Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Ahmet OKUMUŞ

Prof. Yelda EMEK

Assoc. Prof. Emre SEVİNDİK

Lec. Çiğdem YAMANER

Lec. Evrim ELÇİN

Lec. Ferhat KİREMİT

Lec. Murat Kemal AVCI

Lec. Zehra Burcu BAKIR

Lec. Zühal GÜNDÜZ

Use of DNA Repair Mechanisms in Plant Breeding

Course Code	: TBY010
Course Type	: Area Elective
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

Teaching CRISPR-Cas9 technology

Course Content

Teaching CRISPR-Cas9 technology, application areas, ZFN and TALEN technology, Applications in Agriculture

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	CRISPR-Cas9 technology
2.	ZFN technology
3.	TALEN technology
4.	Gene Editing
5.	Agricultural Applications
6.	Useful and harmful mutations

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Lecture notes
2.	Magnus Lundgren, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Peter C. Fineran.2015. CRISPR Methods and Protocols.Human Press, Springer Protocols.
3.	Vijai Singh, Pawan K. Dhar.2020.Genome Engineering via CRISPR-Cas9 System.ISBN: 9780128181409.Academic Press.
4.	Michael J. Wolyniak Donna L. Pattison Jay N. Pieczynski Maria S. Santisteban.2025.Introduction to CRISPR-Cas9 Techniques.Springer, ISBN 978-3-031-73733-6

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Developments at Plant Breeding

Week 2 - Theoretical

Structure of DNA and Working prensible

Week 3 - Theoretical

Mutation and Their Specification

Week 4 - Theoretical

Spontanous and Artifical Mutations

Week 5 - Theoretical

DNA Mutation mechanisms, Reverse, Dominant Mutations.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Genome Editing

Week 7 - Theoretical

DNA break Mechanisms and Editing Tools + Exam

Week 8 - Theoretical

MNs ve ZFN technology

Week 9 - Theoretical

TALEN technology

Week 10 - Theoretical

Implications of CRISPR technology

Week 11 - Theoretical

Integrating traditional farming practices with CRISPR-Cas9 based crop breeding programs

Week 12 - Theoretical

Regulation of genome editing (CRISPR-Cas9 technology) in crops

Week 13 - Theoretical

Licensing of CRISPR-Cas9 technology - Exam

Week 14 - Theoretical

Social, ethical and safety issues governing adoption of CRISPR-Cas9 based crops + App. Exam

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Midterm Examination	1	5	1	6
Final Examination	1	7	1	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				70

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	4				4	4			5		4
OÇ-2		3		5			4		4	3
OÇ-3	2		2		3			5			5
OÇ-4	5	5						5	5
OÇ-5			4			4	4			4
OÇ-6