| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Master's Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Basic Biology |
| Lecture Code |
WF113001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
基礎生物学特別講義（植物の減数分裂機構） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
キソセイブツガクトクベツコウギ |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Lecture on Basic Biology |
| Instructor |
To be announced.,MORIGUCHI KAZUKI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タントウキョウインミテイ,モリグチ カズキ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
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| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Basic Biology |
| Eligible Students |
1st-year master course students or above |
| Keywords |
Plant, meiosis, fertilization, alternation of generations, breeding |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Sexually reproducing organisms maintain a genome size across generations by alternately undergoing fertilization and meiosis. Meiosis is the process by which chromosome number is halved in preparation for fertilization. During meiosis, crossing-over events between homologous chromosomes create genetic diversity. From an applied perspective, meiosis also provides the fundamental basis for breeding through hybridization. In this lecture, with a particular focus on plant studies, I will provide an overview of the molecular mechanisms underlying key meiotic events, including homologous chromosome recognition, crossover formation and reductional division, incorporating recent advances. Land plants have evolved unique reproductive strategies in order to adapt to the harsh terrestrial environment. From the standpoint of meiotic research, I will explore how these distinctive evolutionary features have emerged in land plants. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 : Overview of meiosis
lesson2: Molecular mechanisms promoting meiosis progression
lesson3: Spatial regulation of chromosome organization during meiosis
lesson4: Evolution of land plants and meiosis
lesson5: Meiotic regulation and environmental stress responses
lesson6: The role of post-transcriptional gene silencing in meiosis
lesson7: Applications in plant breeding and future perspectives
lesson8
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15
Report submission |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Printed Power Point handouts provided by the instructor |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Visual Materials, Other (see [More Details]) |
| (More Details) |
Projector, screen, microphone, speakers, printed handouts (printed Power Point handouts provided by the instructor) |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
None |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Students will be evaluated based upon the participation in the class, especially, a submitted report filling what you learned from, and impressions and comments of this lecture. Grading distribution is: score 90-100%, Excellent (S), score 80-89%, Very good (A), score 79-70%, Good (B), score 60-69%, Fair (C), Below 59%, 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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