Numbering Code	U-AGR01 3A209 LB78	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	3rd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Mon.2
Instructor name	RYOHEI TERAUCHI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Cultivated plants originated from humans' domestication of wild ancestor species and assumed the current form through evolution. Domestication took place independently in many parts of the world and has provided a diverse range of cultivated plants. The lecture, first of all, focuses on introducing the diversity of cultivated plants, which constitute humans' most important cultural heritage. 　All surviving living creatures, including cultivated plants, have continued to live without interruption since the emergence of life about 3.5 billion years ago. The phenomenon through which life is passed on through generations is called heredity. Genetic material is made up with DNA, and the set of all genetic material passed on from parents to the children are is called the genome. Living creatures evolve because genome changes as time passes, giving rise to new species and cultivated plants. Recent technological progress to analyze the genome has resulted in the sequencing of many species' genomes. The lecture, secondly, focuses on the principles of biological evolution and introduces analysis of evolution based on genome analysis. 　Thirdly, the lecture explores the latest research findings on biological evolution, including those pertaining to cultivated plants brought about by genome sequencing. 　I intend to explore an exciting world with students regarding the diversity of living creatures, including cultivated plants, and the co-evolution of living creatures by means of a common technology called genome sequencing.
Course Goals	To acquire knowledge about the diversity, origins, and evolution of the world's major crops. To acquire basic knowledge of research on evolution using genome analysis.
Schedule and Contents	Lecture 1: Introduction to the lecture on the origin of cultivated plants Lecture 2: Examples of latest research on cultivated plants using genome analysis Lecture 3: The principles of biological evolution 1 Lecture 4: The principles of biological evolution 2 Lecture 5: The principles of biological evolution 3 Lecture 6: Introduction to genome analysis 1 Lecture 7: introduction to genome analysis 2 Lecture 8: The origin and evolution of wheat Lecture 9: The origin and evolution of rice Lecture 10: The origin and evolution of maize Lecture 11: The origin and evolution of other crops Lecture 12: The origin and evolution of other crops Lecture 13: Topics in research on evolution using genome analysis 1 Lecture 14: Topics in research on evolution using genome analysis 2 <> Lecture 15: Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Assessment criteria and policy are drawn from "Assessment criteria and policy" in the current version of the Faculty of Agriculture Student Handbook.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	A number of books will be introduced in the lecture, and I recommend that students read them.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Not used. Lectures are delivered with slides.
References, etc.	To be introduced during class
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