| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn transgenic plant technologies.
- Learn the gene constructs and the application of transgenic plants
- Learn the limitation and problem in transgenic plant technology.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Throughout this course, basic laboratory techniques and nutritional media components, in vitro plant regeneration via organogenesis and embryogenesis, gene transfer to plants via Agrobacterium tumefaciens and particle gun, microinjection and usage of protoplasts for gene transfer, transgenic plants that are herbicide resistant, insect resistant, virus resistant, the worldwide usage of transgenic plants and future look for novel transgenic plants are aimed to be covered. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
1 The history of transgenic plant technologies |
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2nd Week |
2 Transformation methods |
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3rd Week |
3 Analysis of transgene integration I |
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4th Week |
4 Analysis of transgene integration II |
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5th Week |
5 Gene constructs |
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6th Week |
6 Gene constructs, vectors |
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7th Week |
7 Presentation |
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8th Week |
8 Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
9 Application of transgenic plants: I |
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10th Week |
10 Application of transgenic plants: II |
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11th Week |
11 Application of transgenic plants: III |
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12th Week |
12 Problem of transgenic plant technology. |
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13th Week |
13 Limitation in transgenic plant technology. |
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14th Week |
14 Prsesentation |
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15th Week |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | ? Plant Biotechnology and Transgenic Plants, Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey (Editor), Wolfgang H. Barz (Editor), 2002, CRC Press.
? Transgenic Plants: Methods and Protocols 2nd Edition, Dunwell, Jim M., Wetten, Andy C (Eds.), 2012, Springer Books.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- yüz yüze
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
5 |
| Quiz |
1 |
5 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
1 |
9 |
9 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
81 |
81 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
71 |
71 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
2 |
46 |
92 |
| Total Work Load | 300 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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