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| MBG3028 | Biodiversity | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Murat Erdem GÜZEL | | Co-Lecturer | No | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The diversity of genes, species and ecosystems has begun to be regarded as a huge potential wealth of capital globally with regard to sustainability. The loss of biodiversity is perceived as a global problem and is being tackled by international rules. Especially, considering the nutritional needs of the world's population, genetic resources of vegetal origin have great importance for food and agriculture. Interpretation of these properties and their geographical point of view are among the main objectives of the course. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | They can describe biological diversity and explain the distribution in the world and regional differences and their causes | 5,6,10 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | They can summarize how adaptation, variation, migration and mutation will help evolution | 5,6,10 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | They can summarize the threats resulting from the loss of biological diversity | 5,6,10 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | They can learn the synonimus and nonsinonimus substitutions in the nucleotides | 5,6,10 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | They can construct phylogenetic tree | 5,6,10 | 1, | | LO - 6 : | They can detect evolutionary changes in proteins and DNA sequences | 5,6,10 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| Biosphere: Living resources of the earth, Biodiversity: Genetic diversity, species and species diversity, ecosystem diversity, diversity of life on earth. Meaning of biological diversity (adaptation, variation, migration). Evolution and biodiversity, Distribution of biodiversity: Terrestrial biodiversity, diversity generating factors and distribution |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Biosphere: Living resources of the earth | | | Week 2 | Biodiversity: Genetic diversity, species and species diversity, ecosystem diversity, diversity of life on earth. | | | Week 3 | Meaning of biological diversity (adaptation, variation, migration) | | | Week 4 | Evolution and biodiversity | | | Week 5 | Distribution of biological diversity: Terrestrial biodiversity, diversity generating factors and distribution | | | Week 6 | Distribution of biodiversity: biodiversity in marine and other aquatic environments, diversity-generating factors and distribution | | | Week 7 | Distribution of areas where biological diversity is important on the earth and the influence of human factors | | | Week 8 | Plant diversity centers, criteria and regional distribution | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Threats resulting from the loss of biodiversity-I | | | Week 11 | Effect of nucleotide substitutions on biodiversity | | | Week 12 | Phylogenetic tree and its uses | | | Week 13 | Evolutionary changes in protein and DNA sequences | | | Week 14 | Biodiversity and global warming | | | Week 15 | Globalization, Turkey and biodiversity | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Evrimsel Analiz, Scott freeman, palme yayınları | | | |
| 1 | Prof. Dr. Ercüment ÇOLAK, Prof. Dr. Mustafa SÖZEN Evrim Ders Notları 2009 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 12 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 16 | 32 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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