| Course Name |
Developmental Biology
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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GBE 404
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FALL
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3
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0
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3
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5
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| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | ELECTIVE_COURSE | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-To-Face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course |
Group work Lecture/Presentation Discussion Q&A |
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| National Occupational Classification Code | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course to explain normal development principles of vertebrates and to teach signal pathways and molecules which are shared between development and disease. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course covers the description gametogenesis, fertilization, segmentation and gastrulation, and embryonic development of various species. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses |
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| Major Area Courses |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials | Learning Outcome |
| 1 | Introduction, gene expression in development | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO1 |
| 2 | Mechanisms of differentiation | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO1 |
| 3 | Cell-cell interaction, cell organization and extracellular matrix | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO1 |
| 4 | Animal and plant fertilization | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO2 |
| 5 | Early embryogenesis of Drosophila | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO2 |
| 6 | Early embryogenesis of amphibians | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO2 |
| 7 | Early embryogenesis of mammalian | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO2 |
| 8 | Midterm | - | |
| 9 | Neurulation, development of neural tube | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO3 |
| 10 | Gastrulation and organogenesis | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO3 |
| 11 | Sex determination | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO3 |
| 12 | Metamorphosis, regeneration and ageing | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO4 |
| 13 | Relation of developmental biology with pathogenesis and evolutionary biology. | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO4 |
| 14 | Ethical dimensions of developmental biology | Developmental Biology 10th edition- Chapter 1 | LO5 |
| 15 | Review of the semester | - | |
| 16 | Final | - |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Developmental Biology 10th Edition (2013) by Scott Gilbert |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
Essential Developmental Biology 3rd Edition by JMW Slack. Wiley-Blackwell |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting | LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | LO5 |
| Midterm | 1 | 30 | X | X | X | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | X | X | X | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 3 | 15 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 15 | X | X | X | ||
| Total | 8 | 100 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation | - | - | - |
| Theoretical Course Hours | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours | - | - | - |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Field Work | - | - | - |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Portfolio | - | - | - |
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Presentation / Jury | - | - | - |
| Project | - | - | - |
| Seminar / Workshop | - | - | - |
| Oral Exams | - | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Total | 150 |
| # | PC Sub | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| No program competency data found. | |||||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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