BIOL351 INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS
| Course Code: |
2380351 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
4(4-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Biology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. AYÞE ELÝF ERSON BENSAN |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 2380101
, 2380102 |
| The course set above should be completed before taking
BIOL351 INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS . |
Course Content
This course provides the students with the basic concepts of classical genetics and with the view of molecular genetics from today`s perspective. General principles of Mendelian Genetics, chromosome theory of inheritance, linkage and mapping, structure and function of genes, gene expression and its regulation, chromosomal aberrations and mutations are covered. Elementary principles that govern developmental, quantitative, behavioral, population and evolutionary genetics are also discussed.
