| Course title | |||||
| 昆虫遺伝・発生学特論 [Advanced Insect Genetics and Development] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 05MP5145 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 横山 岳, 伊藤 克彦, 嶋田 透 [YOKOYAMA Takeshi, ITO Katsuhiko, SHIMADA Tohru] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Genetics and development of insect is lectured mainly with the silkworm, Bombyx mori, which is a material peculiar to Japan. During several thousand years, the silkworm has been bred in order to get silk thread by human being. Therefore, it cannot survive in the outdoors in spite of Lepidoptera insect. The silkworm which does not require a rearing box to prevent an escape occupies an important position as a laboratory animal / study material. We introduce some studies of the field of development / genetics from the studies of the silkworm to be outstanding in the world. You will get scientific knowledge and deepening of biological interest by understanding the contents. |
| Expected Learning |
| Course schedule |
|
1. Introduction to insect development (Yokoyama) 2.Insect sex : sex chromosome and sex determination and chromosome(Yokoyama) 3.Insect reproduction 1: unisexual reproduction(Yokoyama) 4.Insect reproduction 2: spermatogensis(Yokoyama) 5.Insect reproduction 3: oogenesis(Yokoyama) 6.Insect reproduction 4:vivipary(Yokoyama) 7.Insect embryogenesis 1: fertilization(Yokoyama) 8.Insect embryogenesis 2: formation of embryo(Yokoyama) 9. Introduction to insect genetics (Ito) 10.The silkworm, Bombyx mori, as study resources: mutation, strains, races etc.( Ito) 11.Fundamental genetics: genes and linkage( Ito) 12.Basis of molecular genetics(Shimada) 13.Gene expression of the gene(Shimada) 14.Gene analysis at the DNA level: connection between morphological gentics and molecular genetics(Shimada) 15.Applied genetics: heredity of quantitativetraits and basic knowledge of breeding(Shimada) |
| Prerequisites |
| Sericultual Science (essential). It is desirable to attend Genetics, Gene technology. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| We distribute some prints. |
| References |
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Molecular biology of the gene（Watson et al.） Primer of insect embryogenesis (H.Ando, University of Tokyo press) |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Examination 80%, report 20% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| We hope to understand knowledge and experiment technique to be necessary in a graduation thesis. |
| Course keywords |
| Silkworm Mutation Linkage Reproduction Embryogenesis Sex |
| Office hours |
| By E-mail |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~kaiko/ (Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Original website) |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/6/2018 2:16:04 PM |