Information Package / Course Catalogue
Medical Genetics
Course Code: MBTK548
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To provide students with theoretical knowledge about medical genetics

Course Content

Genetic terminology, human genome, mutations DNA repair, heredity patterns, cancer genetics, developmental genetics, gene therapy and genetic counseling

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Seda ÖRENAY BOYACIOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Having knowledge about genetic terminology
2.Having knowledge about human genome and omics technology
3.Having knowledge about mutations and formation mechanisms
4.Having knowledge about heredity patterns and disease examples
5.Having knowledge about DNA repair
6.Having knowledge about developmental genetics and oncogenetics
7.Having knowledge about gene therapy and genetic counseling
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tıbbi Genetik ve Klinik uygulamaları Cilt 1 Munis Dündar (Editör),Erciyes Üniversitesi, Kayseri, 2016
2.Tıbbi Genetik ve Klinik uygulamaları Cilt 2 Munis Dündar (Editör) Erciyes Üniversitesi, Kayseri, 2016
3.Atlas of Dysmorphology and diagnosis, Munis Dündar (editör),Kayseri, 2015
4.8- Thompson & Thompson Tıbbi Genetik Sekizinci Baskı , Huntington F. Willard , Roderick R. Mcinnes , Robert L. Nussbaum.Mehmet Alikaşifoğlu (Çeviri Editörü),Güneş Tıp Kitabevi,Ankara, 2019
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Medical Genetics terminology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Organization of human nuclear and mitochondrial genomes
Week 3 - Theoretical
Omics Technology
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mutations and formation mechanisms
Week 5 - Theoretical
DNA repair
Week 6 - Theoretical
Mendelian genetics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Monogenic Inheritance and disease examples
Week 8 - Theoretical
Topic repetition (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Monogenic Inheritance and disease examples
Week 10 - Theoretical
Non-Mendelian Inheritance and disease examples
Week 11 - Theoretical
Developmental genetics
Week 12 - Theoretical
Oncogenetics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Gene therapy
Week 14 - Theoretical
Genetic counseling
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1493168
Quiz4001
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
2
3
4
2
OÇ-2
1
2
5
5
OÇ-3
4
5
2
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1
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1
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1
1
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OÇ-6
1
1
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1
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OÇ-7
2
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4
1
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026