Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ZZO536 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 2 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 8 |
This course is designed to give students a practical knowledge of the principles and practice of molecular genetic technologies to investigate and exploit genetics of farm animals.
1. History of genetics science 2. Structure of genetic material and genome organization, extra-nuclear inheritance, DNA replication and recombination 3. Linkage and gene mapping, chromosome and gene mutations 4. Essentials of DNA isolation 5. Recombinant DNA technology, cloning of genes and construction of genomic libraries 6. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 7. Electrophoretic separation and visualization of DNA bands 8. Fluorescence InSitu Hybridisation (FISH), Restricted Fragment Length polymorphisms (RFLP) and PCR-RFLP 9. Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD), Short Tandem Repeats (STR or microsatellites) 10. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP), DNA microarrays, DNA sequencing 11. Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL), Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) 12. Paternity tests and pedigree verification
| Prof. İbrahim CEMAL |
| 1. | to be able to recognize the basic experimental techniques in genetic research |
| 2. | to be able to acquire information on techniques used genetic identification of organisms |
| 3. | to be able to define the application areas of DNA marker techniques in animal breeding |
| 4. | to be able to comprehend recombinant DNA technology |
| 5. | to be able to determine appropriate method for research aim and evaluate the results. |
| 6. | to be able to identify the difference between methods |
| 1. | Klug, W.S., Cummings, M.R., Spencer, C.A. and Palladino, M.A., 2011. Genetics Concepts. Palme Press. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %70 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Lecture - Practice | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignment | 5 | 8 | 2 | 50 |
| Laboratory | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 200 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
OÇ-2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||
OÇ-4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
OÇ-5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
OÇ-6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||