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| MBGL5040 | Plant Molecular Biology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Aykut SAĞLAM | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Provide students with a solid understanding of the relationship between structure and function of macromolecules that carry and express genetic information.?Foster the development of critical thinking as it applies to methods of scientific inquiry and assessment of results.Familiarize students with the utilization of bioinformatics resources. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Identify the different components of the cell machinery that maintain and express thegenetic information stored in cells of living organisms. | 2,3,4,5 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Identify the basic methods and approaches used in molecular biology. | 2,3,4,5 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | Explain the role played by the molecular components of the genetic machinery. | 2,3,4,5 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | Use their knowledge of structure and function of macromolecules to interpret biologicalphenomena such as growth, development and responses to biotic and abiotic stimuli. | 3,4 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| hy study the Molecular Biology of Plants, Genetic Engineering of Plants: Transforming the nucleus and the chloroplast, Chloroplast Biology & Genome Structure, Chloroplast Genome Evolution & Expression, Organellar Self-Splicing Introns and Horizontal DNA Transfer, Chloroplast Gene Regulation ? External & Nuclear control, Mitochondrial Genome Structure and Expression, Mitochondria, RNA Editing in Organelles, Targeting of Proteins to Chloroplasts & Mitochondria, Gene Regulation in Development:Photomorphogenesis (Leaf Development), Flower Development, The Molecular Basis of Stress Responses. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction: Why study the Molecular Biology of Plants | | | Week 2 | Genetic Engineering of Plants: Transforming the nucleus and the chloroplast | | | Week 3 | Chloroplast Biology & Genome Structure | | | Week 4 | Chloroplast Genome Evolution & Expression | | | Week 5 | Organellar Self-Splicing Introns and Horizontal DNA Transfer | | | Week 6 | Chloroplast Gene Regulation ? External & Nuclear control | | | Week 7 | Mitochondrial Genome Structure and Expression | | | Week 8 | Mitochondria, RNA Editing in Organelles | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Targeting of Proteins to Chloroplasts & Mitochondria | | | Week 11 | Gene Regulation in Development: Photomorphogenesis | | | Week 12 | Gene Regulation in Development:Flower Development: Homeotic Genes | | | Week 13 | The Molecular Basis of Stress Responses: Abiotic Stress I - Heat & Cold | | | Week 14 | The Molecular Basis of Stress Responses: Abiotic Stress II - Anaerobiosis, Oxidative | | | Week 15 | The Molecular Basis of Stress Responses: Biotic Stress | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Buchanan, B. B., Gruissem, W., Jones, R. L. (Eds.). (2015). Biochemistry and molecular biology of plants (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. | | | |
| 1 | Wilson, A. 2016. Plant Molecular Biology, Syrawood Publishing House, pp 285 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 40 | | Presentation | 12 | | 2 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 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 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Ödev | 3 | 11 | 33 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 189 |
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