1	Course Title:	GENETICS
2	Course Code:	ZOO2402
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. CENGİZ ELMACI
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Cengiz ELMACI Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Zootekni Bölümü Tel: 0(224)2941554 e-posta:elmaci@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Learn principal topics and basic concepts of genetics and heredity.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	As he learns the basic concepts of genetics and the molecular mechanism of inheritance, he will be able to follow the topics and scientific developments in the field of genetics and apply this knowledge in different fields of agriculture. Thus, he will have the competence to follow the current in his profession.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Learns basic concepts of Genetics; 2 Knows genetic material and its function in heredity; 3 Understands relationship between heredity model of different traits and breeding programmes; 4 Learns sources and mechanisms of genetic diversity; 5 Comprehends importance and role of genetics in Agricultural sciences; 6 Learns basic essential knowledge for genetic engineering and biotechnology;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to genetics, brief history of the genetics
2	Cells, prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, chromosomes
3	Genetics events
4	Mendelian genetics and its basic principles, solving problems
5	Linkage, crossing-over, solving problems
6	Sex and sex determination systems, sex linked traits, solving problems
7	Gen interactions, solving problems
8	Quantitative traits and genetics
9	Population genetics, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, solving problem
10	Gene concept
11	DNA: Chemical nature of gene
12	DNA replication, transcription, Genetic code and translation
13	Mutation, Gene(Point) mutation
14	Variations in chromosome structure and numbers

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Soysal, İ. 2025. Genlerden Genomlara Genetik (Çeviri), Akademisyen Kitabevi, (Özgün Eser: Goldberg M:L, Fischer, J.A., 2024. Genetics: From Genes to Genome, McGraw Hill LLC, NY) Soysal, M.İ. 2006. Genetik, Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, Tekirdağ. Yüce, S., Bilgen, G., Demir, İ. 2010. Genetik, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara Öner, C. 2001. Genetik, Kavramlar, Palme Yayıncılık Pierce, B.A., 2003. Genetics: A Conceptual Approaches., ISBN: 1-57259-160-9
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	For assessment and evaluation, article 29 of the Bursa Uludag University Rules and Regulations governing undergraduate studies are used.
Information	Relative evaluation system(RES) are used to determine for success of student.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	2	14
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	14	14
Others	8	3	24
Final Exams	1	14	14
Total WorkLoad			150
Total workload/ 30 hr			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 LO1 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 4 1 0 3 LO2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 LO3 3 3 0 3 2 3 3 0 4 0 4 LO4 4 4 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 4 LO5 5 4 0 4 3 0 0 4 4 5 5 LO6 4 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 3 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High