Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
0701302101	GENETICS	Compulsory	2	3	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Learn basic knowledge on genetics and heredity

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Explain concepts of basic definition of genetics
2	Show the situation in the area of agricultural engineering of genetics
3	Learn the role in the heredity of genetic material
4	Understand the relationships between inheritance types and breeding studies
5	learn basic knowledge for studies in the area biotechnology and molecular genetics

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, definition and scope of genetics, basic consept of genetics
2	Nucleic acids, organization of DNA, the functions of genetic material
3	Replication, genetic code, transcription, translation
4	the transmission of genetic material from cell to cell (mitosis) and from generation to generation (meiosis)
5	the inheritance of Mendelian traits, Mendel’s laws,
6	Monohybrid and dihybrid segregations, solving problems
7	Binomial distribution of Mendelian traits, solving problems
8	Midterm Exam
9	Determination of genotypic structure by using phenotypic segregation, solving problems
10	Probability computations and statistical analysis in genetics
11	Codominance inheritance, epistatic inheritance, lethality, penetrance and expressivity
12	Multiple alleles, the effects of environmental conditions on inheritance
13	Sex determination and sex-linked inheritance
14	Linkage and crossing over
15	gene, genome and chromosomal mutations
16	FINAL EXAM

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	6	84
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	2	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	5	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High