| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Science |
| Lecture Code |
HK130000 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
比較発生学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ヒカクハッセイガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Comparative Embryology |
| Instructor |
TAGAWA KUNIFUMI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タガワ クニフミ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Thur5-8：SCI E211 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Mainly lecture, Powerpoint, |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Basic Biology |
| Eligible Students |
third-year students |
| Keywords |
diversity, early development, axis formation, gastrulation, comparative developmental biology |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | The subject to learn zoology, especially basic knowledge of comparative developmental biology. |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Biology
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・To understand and acquire advanced knowledge on specialties in biology. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
To recognize animals are diverse and compare the developmental mechanisms generating the diversity, mainly on invertebrates. |
| Class Schedule |
Guidance
Animal diversity
The history of Molecular Biology
On sex
Gametogenesis
Fertilization
Cleavage pattern
Axis formation
Development of Snail
Development of Ascidian
Development of C. elegans
Development of Amphioxus
Development of Hemichordates
Development of Vertebrates
Summary
Reports, Examination |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Textbook: Developmental Biology 12th ed (ISBN: 9781605358741), Michael J.F. Barresi, Scott F. Gilbert, Oxford University Press.
Reference Books:
Principles of Development (6th ed.), Oxford University Press
Campbell & Reece, Biology (11th ed.), Benjamin Cummings
Diversity and Evolution of Invertebrates, Shokabo
Invertebrate Relationships: Patterns in Animal Evolution, Cambridge University Press |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
PowerPoint and the like |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Prepare with reference books and prints provided and review after the class. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Homework ~30%
Final Paper ~70% |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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