| 授業方針・テーマ |
Various topics on evolutionary biology with special focus on sex-chromosome evolution. |
習得できる知識・能力や授業の
目的・到達目標 |
Mutation is an ultimate source of organismal evolution. Therefore, understanding of molecular and genetic bases of evolution is crucial. In this lecture, the topics on evolution of sex and sex chromosomes will be extensively introduced. Students are expected to understand how evolution has occurred at the molecular level in the long run and to feel enthusiasm how researchers have set questions to be solved and how they have overcome the difficulties during their researches. |
授業計画・内容
授業方法 |
1. Degeneration of Y chromosome and dosage compensation
2. Histone modifications on sex chromosomes and loss of Y chromosome
3. Toxicity of Y chromosome and B chromosome
4. Sex-chromosome turnover and sex-ratio distortion
5. Current topics on evolutionary biology 1
6. Current topics on evolutionary biology 2
7. Current topics on evolutionary biology 3
8. Current topics on evolutionary biology 4
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| 授業外学習 |
Homework assignments will be given several times. |
| テキスト・参考書等 |
Handouts will be distributed via kibaco. |
| 成績評価方法 |
Response to questions and discussions 30%, Report quality 70%
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質問受付方法
(オフィスアワー等) |
There is no particular office hour. If you have any questions, send an email to Masafumi Nozawa (manozawa[at]tmu.ac.jp).
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特記事項
(他の授業科目との関連性) |
[Note for graduate students] This course is open to students who have completed an undergraduate program in universities other than TMU and are not fluent in Japanese. Talk to your supervisors about whether this course is appropriate for you. To register, submit a course registration request form to the program organizer (Prof. Nozawa). |
| 備考 |
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シラバス照会