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| ECZ2037 | Molecular Biology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHARMACEUTICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Şeyda KANBOLAT | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide an understanding of the organization and nature of genetic material, replication, genetic material transfers, change and control mechanisms of gene expression. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Be able to describe the structures and properties of nucleic acids | 1 - 8 - 10 | | | LO - 2 : | Explain the organization and expression of genes. | 1 - 8 - 10 | | | LO - 3 : | Explain replication, mutations and repair of DNA. | 1 - 8 - 10 | | | LO - 4 : | Know the principles of nucleic acid analysis methods | 1 - 8 - 10 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Systems and methods of molecular biology, macromolecular interactions, DNA technology, DNA replication, repair, mutation, transcription and translation, gene regulation, genetic engineering, oncogenes and cancer |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition and importance of molecular biology | | | Week 2 | Structure of nucleic acids | | | Week 3 | Replication of DNA | | | Week 4 | Transcription | | | Week 5 | Translation | | | Week 6 | Structure of function proteins | | | Week 7 | Regulation of Gene Expression | | | Week 8 | DNA repair mechanism | | | Week 9 | Mid term | | | Week 10 | Technology of nucleic acid | | | Week 11 | Genetic analysis of molecular biology | | | Week 12 | Assignments ? Group Work | | | Week 13 | Assignments ? Group Work | | | Week 14 | Assignments ? Group Work | | | Week 15 | Assignments ? Group Work | | | Week 16 | Assignments ? Group Work | | | |
| 1 | Molecular Biology, David Freifelder, Jones and Barlett Publishers Inc Boston, USA, 1985, Molecular Biology, Second Edition, Robert F. Weaver Mc Graw-Hill 2003. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Presentation | 12
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2 | 50 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 9 | 15/11/2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Ödev | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Total work load | | | 102 |
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