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| MBGL5033 | Molecular Biology and Genetics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring 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. Erkol DEMİRCİ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To have knowledge of the genetics of the pathogen-induced endurance of host plants as a result of infection and the mechanisms by which the pathogen-plant interaction |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | The genetics of plant diseases | 2,3,6 | 1,6, | | PO - 2 : | The breeding methods of resistant varieties against pathogens | 2,3,6 | 1,6, | | PO - 3 : | How pathogens attack plants | 2,3,6 | 1,6, | | PO - 4 : | How plants are defending themselves against pathogens | 2,3,6 | 1,6, | | 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 | | |
| The genetics of resistance occurring in host plants in the infection of plant pathogens, methods of breeding varieties resistant to pathogens, how pathogens infect to plants and how plants defend themselves against pathogens |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Mechanisms of variability in pathogens | | | Week 2 | Types of plant resistance to pathogens | | | Week 3 | Genetics of virulence in pathogens and of resistance in host plants | | | Week 4 | Genetics of virulence in pathogens and of resistance in host plants | | | Week 5 | Genetics of virulence in pathogens and of resistance in host plants | | | Week 6 | Breeding of resistant varieties | | | Week 7 | Breeding of resistant varieties | | | Week 8 | Mechanical and chemical entry of pathogens into host tissues | | | Week 9 | Mid-term Exam | | | Week 10 | Enzymes and microbial toxinsin plant disease | | | Week 11 | Growth regulators and polysaccharides in plant disease | | | Week 12 | Preexisting structural and chemical defenses | | | Week 13 | Induced structural defenses | | | Week 14 | Induced biochemical defenses | | | Week 15 | Detoxification of pathogen toxins by plants | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Agrios, G. N. 2005; Plant Pathology, Academic Press, USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | | 1 | 20 | | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 190 |
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