| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Applied Biological Science |
| Lecture Code |
L3003004 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
生殖生物学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
セイショクセイブツガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Reproductive Biology |
| Instructor |
SHIMADA MASAYUKI,UMEHARA TAKASHI,NAKAMURA YOSHIAKI,NISHIBORI MASAHIDE |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
シマダ マサユキ,ウメハラ タカシ,ナカムラ ヨシアキ,ニシボリ マサヒデ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Mon1-4：ABS C201 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lecture |
| 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） |
01
:
Agricultural Sciences |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Gamete, Fertilization, Pregnancy, Assisted Reproductive Technology, genome breeding, Heredity |
| 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) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Applied Animal and Plant Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding regarding natural phenomena related to animal and plant production in levels of molecule, cell, and individual organism and production environment that supports the phenomena
・Knowledge and understanding regarding the mechanism of animal and plant production in fields and relation between animals and the human society and natural environment.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability to identify issues that he/she should pursue for a specific phenomenon related to animal and plant production, organize his/her own opinion, logically publish them orally and/or in writing, and discuss the topic
Molecular Agro-Life Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding regarding organic molecule, cell, individual organism, and population |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
To learn basic reproductive biology and heredity for understanding assisted reproductive technology and genome breeding |
| Class Schedule |
lesson 1: reproductive organs and their endocrine network (Shimada)
lesson 2: steroid hormone (Shimada)
lesson 3: primordial germ cell (Nakamura)
lesson 4: spermatogonia stem cell (Nakamura)
lesson 5: testis and spermatogenesis(Umehara)
lesson 6: sperm and sperm motility (Umehara)
lesson 7: fertilization (Umehara)
lesson 8: artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization (Umehara)
lesson 9: ovary and follicular development (Shimada)
lesson 10: oocyte meiotic maturation and ovulation (Shimada)
lesson 11: early embryo development and implantation (Shimada)
lesson 12: assisted reproductive technology (Shimada)
lesson 13: Meiosis and heredity (Nishibori)
lesson 14: Mitochondrial inheritance (Nishibori)
lesson 15: transgenic mice, knockin and knockout mice and genome editing mice (Shimada)
lesson 16: examination |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Text and handout will be distributed in the class. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
PC and projectore will be used. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Follow the instruction of each lecturer. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Midterm examination 50%, Final 50%
90-100% Excellent (S)
80-90 Very Good (A)
70-80 Good (B)
60-70 Fair (C)
< 60 Fail (D) |
| 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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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |