Information Package / Course Catalogue
Genetically Modified Organisms
Course Code: TBY325
Course Type: Non Departmental 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

To have knowledge about GMO research, environment, industrial and agricultural production, potential risks of GMOs, national and international regulations in GMO production and trade, GMO and biosafety, moral and social issues, GMOs, biosafety and food safety issues .

Course Content

To increase the amount of products available   Reducing post-harvest losses,   To make the products more tolerant to factors such as cold, hot, drought and salinity,   To prevent products from reducing soil fertility,   To increase the nutritive value of foods,   Reducing the use of pesticides with harmful insect-resistant products,   Developing alternative sources for industry

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Emre SEVİNDİK
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding the definition and history of GMOs, and how genetic engineering methods like recombinant DNA technology work.
2.Evaluating the potential positive and negative impacts of GMO products on human health, biodiversity, and ecological balance using scientific data.
3.They understand gene transfer techniques and learn how to use them in biotechnology.
4.They know and discuss methods for obtaining transgenic plants.
5.They know and discuss the methods of obtaining transgenic animals.
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques, and Applications
2.Molecular Biology, Nobel Academic and Publishing Ankara, 2012
3.Fundamentals of Molecular Genetics, Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. Ümit LÜLEYAP, Nobel Kitapevi, 2008
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and Uses of GMO
Week 2 - Theoretical
Agriculture of GMOs
Week 3 - Theoretical
Benefits and Losses of GMO
Week 4 - Theoretical
The importance of GMOs in the world and in Turkey
Week 5 - Theoretical
Possible Risks of GMOs for Agricultural Areas and the Environment
Week 6 - Theoretical
Plasmids and Vectors
Week 7 - Theoretical
Gene Transfer teqnique
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Gene Transfer teqnique
Week 9 - Theoretical
Gene Transfer in Plants
Week 10 - Theoretical
Transgenic Plants
Week 11 - Theoretical
Genes and Properties of Transgenic Plants
Week 12 - Theoretical
Gene transfer in animals
Week 13 - Theoretical
Transgenic Animals
Week 14 - Final Exam
Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)72
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
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1
1
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2
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1
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