Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
GENE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 34234037 3 + 0 3.0 9.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecture, question and answer, discussion
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Goals Recombinant DNA techniques, cloning vectors, preparing cDNA and genomic libraries, clone selection and characterization of the promoter / enhancer functions to gain knowledge of the pre-test.
Course Content Structure of DNA and RNA, replication mechanisms, mutations and repair synthesis Gene expression DNA-protein relationship RNA and protein synthesis and mechanisms in eukaryotes and prokaryotes Genetic mutations Gene technology cloning DNA amplifications (PCR) Diagnostic methods Molecular signals
Learning Outcomes 1) DNA and RNA structure, replication mechanisms , mutation and repair synthesis.
2) Gene expression
3) DNA - protein interaction
4) RNA and protein synthesis in eukaryotes and prokaryotes mechanisms , genetic mutations
5) DNA amplification ( PCR technology)
6) Diagnostic methods

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week DNA and RNA structure, their replication mechanisms, mutations and repair synthesis Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week DNA and RNA structure, their replication mechanisms, mutations and repair synthesis Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Gene expression Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Gene expression Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Gene expression Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week DNA-protein interactions Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week DNA-protein interactions Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week midterm exam Question Answer
9. Week RNA and protein synthesis in eukaryotes and prokaryotes and mechanisms of these synthesis Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Genetic mutations Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Gene technology Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Cloning Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week DNA amplifications (PCR) Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Diagnostic methods Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week moleculer signals Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
16. Week exam Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Abbas, A., Lichtman, A.H., Pober, J.S., Cellular and Molecular Immunology, W.B. Saunders Company, 2000
Dumitriu, S., Polymeric Biomaterials, Taylor & Francis Group, 2001
O'Hagan D.T., Vaccine Adjuvants, Humana Press, Totowa, new Jersey, 2000.
Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F., Maniatis, T., Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Lab. Press, 1989.
Woodbury, C.P., Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: fundmentals and essentials, Interpharm Press, 1992.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 14
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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