週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
9/15 |
Introduction to the Course (Yu);
Animal Phylogeny (Kuo) |
第2週 |
9/22 |
The phylogenetic position of the enigmatic arrow worms (Discussion);
Fossil Records (Yu)
|
第3週 |
9/29 |
Does fossil record support the new molecular phylogeny of arrow worms? (Discussion);
Animal Development and Gene Regulation (Su)
|
第4週 |
10/06 |
Evolution of gene regulatory circuits in echinoderms (Discussion);
Development of Vertebrates (Yu)
|
第5週 |
10/13 |
The pre-vertebrate condition of neural patterning (Discussion);
Development of Invertebrate Deuterostomes (Su)
|
第6週 |
10/20 |
Tubular nervous system in hemichordate and chordate (Discussion);
Development of Nonbilaterians and Spiralians (Kuo)
|
第7週 |
10/27 |
A derived role for BMP signaling in gastropod neural patterning (Discussion);
Development of Ecdysozoans (Kuo)
|
第8週 |
11/03 |
Evolution of the apical patterning system in insect (Discussion);
Molecular Evolution (Kuo)
|
第9週 |
11/10 |
Creation of novel developmental gene by horizontal transfer (Discussion);
Deep Homology I (Yu)
|
第10週 |
11/17 |
The Homeobox gene clusters in Cnidarians (Discussion);
Deep Homology II (Yu)
|
第11週 |
11/24 |
A conserved gut-patterning program in Ecdysozoan animals (Discussion);
Hox Genes and Body Plan Diversity (Su)
|
第12週 |
12/01 |
Hox gene expression and the diversification of molluscs (Discussion);
Evolution of Novelties I (Su)
|
第13週 |
12/08 |
The origin of insect wings (Discussion);
Evolution of Novelties II (Su)
|
第14週 |
12/15 |
The origin of beetle horns (Discussion);
Species Divergence (Kuo)
|
第15週 |
12/22 |
Contribution of gene duplication to species divergence (Discussion);
Domestication (Su)
|
第16週 |
12/29 |
Self-domestication of early humans (Discussion);
Eco-Evo-Devo (Kuo)
|
第17週 |
1/05 |
Genetic basis of nutrition-dependent polyphenism in the beetle (Discussion);
Final Student Presentations (self-pick topic)
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第18週 |
1/12 |
Final Student Presentations (self-pick topic);
Final Discussion
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