BIOL242 BIOLOGY III
| Course Code: | 2380242 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | Biology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. SEÇKİN EROĞLU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
-Students comprehend basic concepts in biology such as the evolutionary relationships between living things, cell division and cancer, speciation mechanisms, etc.
-Students develop a basic understanding of how genes synthesize proteins to carry out life
-Students can scientifically explain the molecular and physiological processes that constitute daily life of living things in a deep and holistic perspective.
-Students evaluate the use of GM technology in crops
Course Content
Offered to Elementary Science Education majors. The third of the three course biology series includes transmission genetics, patterns of inheritance (Mendelian, non-Mendelian), DNA structure and function, mutations, genetic engineering, biotechnology applications, speciation, evolution of populations.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students can explain how cells divide and how uncontrolled division may lead to cancer.
- Students can compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis.
- Students can clearly demonstrate check points in cell cycle.
- Students can evaluate which speciation mechanism might be the most effective in evolution of species in case studies
- Students can explain three major GM technologies