GENE104 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY II
| Course Code: | 2190104 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 5 (4.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.5 |
| Department: | Molecular Biology and Genetics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. NİHAL TERZİ ÇİZMECİOĞLU |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- basic concepts of molecular genetics,
- molecular mechanisms of phenotypes, including cell cycle, development, and disease,
- the application of state-of-the-art molecular genetic methods for studying development and disease.
The student will have gained the skills:
- to develop biological hypotheses and possible approaches to test them,
- to access scientific information on genetics and disease.
Course Content
Cell cycle, DNA replication and mitosis, sexual reproduction, meiosis and genetic variability, patterns of inheritance, molecular genetics, cellular mechanisms of development, cellular differentiation and specialization, molecular aspects of cancer.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Apply the most advanced and current experimental techniques in genetic engineering, molecular biology and molecular genetics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Practice and defend the work safety rules | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Have a commend of scientific processes; critique; design experiments and ask questions leading to theorizing | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Communicate in English and Turkish with high proficiency | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Read and interpret the current worldwide literature in molecular biology and genetics | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Pursue the most recent advances in molecular biology and genetics; explain and relate the advances to colleagues | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Challenge technical and technological riddle and welcome life-long education | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Work individually or as a team member, easily start and propagate brain storm in a work group | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Employ and defend scientific ethic rules and make them motto for their team | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution