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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
ORT 219	PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS	2 + 0	4th Semester	2

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Associate's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	Students are expected to have knowledge about the basic principles of heredity in plants and to apply this knowledge in plant breeding studies.
Course Content	Theories of heredity before Mendel, the birth of genetic science, Mendelian genetics, dihybrid crosses, trihibrit crosses, inheritance models, deviations from Mendel's rule, mitosis and meiosis cell divisions, non-nucleus inheritance, Genetic problem solutions, population genetics, Hardy Weinberg principle, chromosome mutations, Chromosome structure, plant breeding methods, genetic linkage and mapping, quantitative inheritance. Selection based on marker (MAS) applications, Protection of plant gene resources and formation of core collections, Resistance to plant disease factors, seed certification
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

2	Understanding the cytogenetic basis of inheritance.
1	Understanding the basic principle of inheritance.
3	Understanding of plant genetic linkage analysis
4	Understanding of quantitative inheritance in plants
5	To be able to solve genetic connection problems.
6	Understanding of plant breeding methods
7	Understanding of molecular breeding methods
8	To understand the importance of plant gene sources in terms of plant breeding

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	8	8
Final examination	1	16	16
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			52 2

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
ORT 219	PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS	2 + 0	2	Turkish	2021-2022 Spring

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. İBRAHİM ÇELİK	icelik@pau.edu.tr		ÇAMYO B0005	%70

Goals		Students are expected to have knowledge about the basic principles of heredity in plants and to apply this knowledge in plant breeding studies.
Content		Theories of heredity before Mendel, the birth of genetic science, Mendelian genetics, dihybrid crosses, trihibrit crosses, inheritance models, deviations from Mendel's rule, mitosis and meiosis cell divisions, non-nucleus inheritance, Genetic problem solutions, population genetics, Hardy Weinberg principle, chromosome mutations, Chromosome structure, plant breeding methods, genetic linkage and mapping, quantitative inheritance. Selection based on marker (MAS) applications, Protection of plant gene resources and formation of core collections, Resistance to plant disease factors, seed certification

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction to genetics and Inheritance theories before Mendel,
2	Mendel’s inheritance principle and single gene inheritance models
3	Genetics questions
4	Mitosis and Meiosis
5	Non-Mendelian inheritance
6	Population genetics
7	Genetic linkage and mapping in plants
8	Quantitative genetics
9	Plant breeding methods: vegetables
10	Plant breeding methods: crops
11	Importance of genetic diversity and genetic resources
12	Modern plant breeding methods
13	Seed certification
14	gene editing techniques

Materials

Materials are not specified.

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Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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