Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BMB-22-129GENETİCALLY MODİFİED CROPSElective116
Level of Course Unit
Third Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The main goal of this course is to provide background knowledge on genetically modified crops to the MSc students.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1What is genetically modified organism?
2Which crops are genetically modified?
3Which techniques are employed on modify the genes?
4Why genetically modified crops are important?
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
The aim of this course is to introduce the genetically modified crops to the PhD students.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
1) What is genetically modified organism? 2) Which crops are genetically modified? 3) Which techniques are employed on modify the genes? 4) Why genetically modified crops are important?
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Plant Agriculture: The Impact of Biotechnology
2Mendelian Genetics and Plant Reproduction
3Plant Breeding
4Plant Development and Physiology 1
5Plant Development and Physiology 2
6Fundamentals of Tissue Culture
7Molecular Genetics of Gene Expression
8Recombinant DNA, Vector Design, and Construction
9The Polymerase Chain Reaction
10Genes and Traits of Interest for Transgenic Plants
11Marker Genes and Promoters
12Transgenic Plant Production 1
13Transgenic Plant Production 2
14General Discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
Gen Klonlama ve DNA Analizi: Fevzi Bardakcı, Ali Fazıl Yenidünya, Nazan Yılmaz Ekim 2013 / 6. Baskı Temel ve İleri Moleküler Biyoloji Yöntemleri Genomik ve Proteomik Analizler: Prof. Dr. Güler Temizkan , Prof. Dr. Nazlı Arda. Nobel Kitapevi ISBN: 9786053353621 Stewart, C. N., (Ed.)., 2008. Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques, and Applications. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 9780470043813
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Report Preparation1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Report Preparation1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Report Preparation11515
Self Study148112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12020
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)171
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