BIO3002 / Molecular Biology

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

  
Course Code Semester   Course Type   Course Level   Course Language
     
  
Course Title Theoretical Practical ECTS
Turkish Name of the Course
Course Coordinator E Mail
Assistant Staff of the Course E Mail
Course Objective
Brief Content of the Course
Prerequisites

Course Objectives
 
Course Objectives 
1Introduction to molecular biology
2Cell components and, their structures and functions
3Structures of nucleic acids and protein, and their functions
4Types of Genetic materyals (cell and organel cromosome, viral genom, plasmids ve transposeble genetic elements)
5The cell cycle and replication (comparison of prokaryotes and eukaryotes replication)
6Mutations and DNA repair mechanisms
7The packaging of the genetic material (supercoiled structures and their mechanism, comparison of prokaryotes and eukaryotes comparison)
8Expression od the genetic information and the genetic code (comparison of transciption between prokaryotic and eukaryotic genoms)
9Post transcriptional modification
10Protein synthesis (Translation), ribosomes of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and the comparisons of their translation mechanisms
11Seconder structures of nucleic acids,the restriction and modification systems
12Regulation of the genetic information (Operons, posistive and negative control mechanisms)
13Some methods in molecular researches (amplification of nucleic acids and hibridization methods)
14DNA sequencing methods (Maxam-Gilbert and Sanger methods)
15Discusion of the current issues
 
Course Category
Course Category Percentage
Basic Vocational Courses