Information Package / Course Catalogue
Population Genetics
Course Code: BİS506
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The course includes principles of genetic events in population base

Course Content

Genetic Structure of Population: Genetic variation, measures of genetic variation, frequencies of gene and genotype, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium • Factors Altering Gene Frequency: Mutation, migration, selection, balance between mutation and selection, genetic drift • Variances: Phenotypic and genotypic variance • Heritability: Importance, characteristics, estimation • Selection: The basic selection model, selection against recessives and dominants • Population Genetics and Human: Genetic counseling, probability of single gene and polygenic diseases, incidence of genetic disease

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