GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ADVANCED GENETICS/TBG-4060
Course Title: ADVANCED GENETICS
Credits 2 ECTS 6
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Ece KONAC, Assoc. Prof. Hacer Ilke ONEN, Assoc. Prof. Atiye Seda YAR SAGLAM
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ecem, http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hionen, http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sedayar
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ecem@gazi.edu.tr, hionen@gazi.edu.tr,sedayar@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to define basic genetic concepts
To be able to explain inheritance patterns for single gene disorders
To be able to explain the basic concepts of population genetics
To be able to classify human chromosomes
To be able to explain structural and numerical aberrations in chromosomes
To be able to explain genetic disorders caused by chromosome abnormalities
To be able to explain characteristic of polygenic inheritance
To be able to explain mechanisms of X-chromosome inactivation
To be able to define mitochondrial inheritance and mitochondrial genetic disorders
To be able to draw pedigree charts
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  An introduction to mendelian genetics
2. Week  Basic genetic concepts
3. Week  Inheritance patterns for autosomal disorders
4. Week  Inheritance patterns for gonosomal disorders
5. Week  Classification of human chromosomes
6. Week  Patterns of chromosomal inheritance
7. Week  Structural and numerical chromosomal aberration
8. Week  Genetic disorders caused by chromosome abnormalities
9. Week  Mid-term
10. Week  Polygenic inheritance
11. Week  X-chromosome inactivation
12. Week  Mitochondrial inheritance and mitochondrial genetic disorders
13. Week  Genomic imprinting
14. Week  Population genetics
15. Week  Draw pedigree charts
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Benjamin A. Pierce, Genetics; A Conceptual Approach(Ed.4th), W. H. Freeman and Company, USA, 2012. Robert L. Nussbaum, Roderick R. McInnes, Huntigton F. Willard, Ada Hamosh, Thompson & Thompson genetics in medicine (Ed.8th), Elsevier, USA, 2016.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
1
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Designing and Applying Materials
1
1
1
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
8
3
24
 Final and Studying for Final
5
3
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
152
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.08
 ECTS: 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2
3X
4
5X
6X
7X
8
9
10