COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED PLANT GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBG 6122 ADVANCED PLANT GENETICS AND GENOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ŞERIFE ESRA ERDAL BAĞRIYANIK

Offered to

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

This course s aim is to discuss the perspectives of plant genome biology and its utilization. This course s aim is to discuss the recent developments and applications of plant genome researches with novel approaches. Evolutionary aspects of plant genomes and emerging technologies to use in crop improvements will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the basis of plant genomics.
2   To explain the dynamics of genome biology
3   To know the plant comparative genomics across diverse species
4   To know the evolutionary plant genomics
5   To understand NGS technology for plant improvement

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Genome Biology
2 Basics of Plant Genomics
3 Genome Sequencing and Assembly
4 Comparative Genomics
5 Evolutionary Plant Genomics
6 Genome Annotation
7 Midterm exam
8 Plants and stress
9 Plant Genome Dynamics
10 Genome Regulatory Elements
11 Genotyping by Sequencing
12 Molecular Breeding
13 TILLING by NGS
14 Final exam
15 Student Presentations
16 Student Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Plant Molecular Breeding Wiley ISBN: 978-1-4051-4775-0, Plant Genomes, their Residents, and their Evolutionary Dynamics ISBN-10: 3709111293, Functional Plant Genomics, ISBN 9781578085064
References: Scientific Journals (Nature Biotechnology, Nature Genetics)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Taught in lecture
2- Questions and answers.
3- Discussion

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 4 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 15 5 75
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 310

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.13
LO.24
LO.32
LO.42
LO.52