Information Package / Course Catalogue
Advanced Cell Biology and Molecular Biology
Course Code: ONK610
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 2
Credit: 5
Lab: 1
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach advanced molecular cell biology and molecular genetics.

Course Content

Cell structure and Organelles, Cell Surface Receptors and Functions, Cell Cycle and Programmed Cell Death, RNA structure and types, Structure and Functions of Proteins: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structures will be covered.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the cell and its basic genetic mechanism.
2.Understand cell signaling pathways.
3.Have information about Cell Cycle, Programmed Cell Death and its regulations.
4.Knows the structures of nucleic acids, DNA, RNA and protein.
5.Have knowledge about transcription and translation.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.LEVIN’S GENES X, Jocelyn E. Krebs, Elliott S. Goldstein, Stephen T. Kilpatrick , Jones and Bartlett 2011
2.Molecular Biology of the Cell, Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter Garland Science, Sinauer Associates Inc, Sunderland, 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to Advanced Cell Biology
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Cell structure and Organelles
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Active Transport and Glucose Transport
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Cell Surface Receptors and Functions
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Intracellular signaling pathways
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Cell Cycle and Programmed Cell Death
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Cell Division and Regulation
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Senescence (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Nucleic Acid Structure and Functions: Nucleotides
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
RNA structure and types, Structure and Functions of Proteins: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structures
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Chromatin, Chromosome Structure, Genome Content and Structure of Genes
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
RNA Processing and modifications
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Genetic Code and Translation
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment1808
Quiz1011
Midterm Examination112214
Final Examination124226
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)105
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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4
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026