| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | FBT708 | FISH GENETICS AND APPLICATIONS | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Third Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To educate qualified students in field of improving fish populations for getting maximum income for future management and market conditions. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Yılmaz ÇİFTCİ |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Basic concepts used for animal improvement | | 2 | How to acquire parameters used in fish population improvement | | 3 | Selection methods | | 4 | | | 5 | |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Basic concepts used for improvement of phenotypes of fishes, selection, mating and breeding methods and estimating of related values |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | History and main aim of the fish genetics applications, improvement of fish populations
| | | | 2 | Basic terms and definitions in Fish genetics | | | | 3 | Phenotypic and genotypic variations and their elements | | | | 4 | Population genetics | | | | 5 | Degree of heritability and its properties, calculating degree of heritability, importance of the heritability degree on breeding | | | | 6 | Repeatability and its properties, calculating the repeatability, the importance of the repeatability degree at breeding | | | | 7 | Initiating Breeding Programs | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Selection methods | | | | 10 | Selection methods | | | | 11 | Mating Design | | | | 12 | Prediction of breeding values | | | | 13 | Structure of Breeding Programs | | | | 14 | Undesirable Side Effects in Breeding Programs | | | | 15 | Economic Benefits of Breeding Programs | | | | 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Çiftci, Y. Lecture notes (unpublished)
Recommended Reading
Gjedrem, T. And Baranski, M. 2009. Selective Breeding in
Aquaculture: An Introduction. Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York, 221p
Tave, D. Genetics for Fish Hatchery Managers. Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Report Preparation | 2 | 24 | 48 |
| Self Study | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Homework Problems | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 24 | 24 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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