Female-limited polymorphism and its significance in Appias (Catophaga) nero corazonae Schröder and Treadaway, 1989 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

Diagnostic characters are presented for Appias nero corazonae, a pierid butterfly from the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, that exhibits female-limited polymorphism. The potential significance of A. n. corazonae for genetic investigations into Darwinian transference, the hypothetical process whereby bright colouration first evolves in the males of a species and is later ‘transferred’ to the females, is discussed.     

病毒基因组中的对称性

病毒基因组中的重复序列比率很低,因为其核酸序列大都是编码区域.如果出现一段同向对称或者是反向对称序列在病毒基因组中,它往往代表一个调控元件,或者是一个信号因子.我们总结了病毒中的一些对称序列,并阐明它的特点,分布及功能.     

大豆根尖染色体制片实验的教学改革

以大豆根尖染色体制片实验为例,探索了如何将“探究-研讨”教学模式应用到遗传学实验,同时还介绍了配合该教学模式的三项改进实验技术：垫剃须刀片法压片技术、显微镜监视染色技术、浓盐酸分段解离技术。并对教师如何适应新的教学模式下角色转变和提高自身业务素质等方面提出了建议。     

猕猴桃种间体细胞杂种细胞质DNA遗传的初步分析

提取猕猴桃体细胞杂种叶片总DNA,PCR和限制性内切酶,分析了叶绿体基因组的trnT(UGU)和5'trnL(UAA)外显子之间的a～b间隔区DNA片段和光合系统Ⅱ D1蛋白基因(psbA)片段,以及线粒体基因组的ORF25片段的遗传特征.结果表明,狗枣猕猴桃(A.kolomikta)与中华猕猴桃(Actinidia chinensis)的对称体细胞杂种具有与中华猕猴桃相同的a～b间隔区DNA片段,叶绿体DNA遗传为非随机分离.还讨论了cpDNA遗传与猕猴桃种间的亲缘关系.     

云南松的种群遗传与进化

本文从种群遗传学的角度研究了云南松（pinus yunnanensis)的遗传体制，种群内的多态现象，种群的遗传结构，演化潜力，生态小种和地理小种以及共交种等问题，得出的若干结论如下：（1）种内存在巨大的遗传变异，如在自然 群中表明的，几乎所有可见的形态性状都具有多态现象，这种巨大的遗传变异是自然选择进化的一个必要条件。（2）自然种群中，大多数个体的基因型很多座位都是杂合的，它们常表现出杂种优势，并且也可能表明增强了生理上发育上的体内平衡。（3）由于种群大，而且又分割成许多相对独立的亚群，各种进化要素都有能同时起作用，并已分化出生态种和地理小种，（4）云南松具有拟态种子，其起源和适应意义作了初步讨论。     

我校体育教育专业开设人类遗传学课程状况调查

文章通过文献资料、问卷调查等方法对新疆师范大学体育教育专业四级学生进行了人类遗传学课程开设情况的调查,了解学生对此课程的学习和认识情况,以促进人类遗传学课程的建设和发展。     

What was classical genetics?

I present an account of classical genetics to challenge theory-biased approaches in the philosophy of science. Philosophers typically assume that scientific knowledge is ultimately structured by explanatory reasoning and that research programs in well-established sciences are organized around efforts to fill out a central theory and extend its explanatory range. In the case of classical genetics, philosophers assume that the knowledge was structured by T. H. Morgan’s theory of transmission and that research throughout the later 1920s, 30s, and 40s was organized around efforts to further validate, develop, and extend this theory. I show that classical genetics was structured by an integration of explanatory reasoning (associated with the transmission theory) and investigative strategies (such as the ‘genetic approach’). The investigative strategies, which have been overlooked in historical and philosophical accounts, were as important as the so-called laws of Mendelian genetics. By the later 1920s, geneticists of the Morgan school were no longer organizing research around the goal of explaining inheritance patterns; rather, they were using genetics to investigate a range of biological phenomena that extended well beyond the explanatory domain of transmission theories. Theory-biased approaches in history and philosophy of science fail to reveal the overall structure of scientific knowledge and obscure the way it functions.     

Neurobiology and neuroimmunology of Tourette’s syndrome: an update

Tourettes syndrome is a childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of both multiple motor and vocal tics. While the pathogenesis at a molecular and cellular level remains unknown, structural and functional neuroimaging studies point to the involvement of the basal ganglia and related cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical circuits as the neuroanatomical site for Tourettes syndrome. Moreover, Tourettes syndrome has a strong genetic component, and considerable progress has been made in understanding the mode of transmission and in identifying potential genomic loci. Summaries of recent findings in these areas will be reviewed, followed by a critical overview of findings both supporting and challenging the proposed autoimmune hypothesis of Tourettes syndrome. We conclude that Tourettes syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder, and that immune factors may indeed be involved in some patients.Received 12 August 2003; received after revision 8 October 2003; accepted 31 October 2003     

中华稻蝗种群遗传关系研究

对我国中华稻蝗若干种群进行了基于形态分类学重要特征、染色体C带核型和RAPD分子标记的种群遗传学关系研究.结果表明,我国中华稻蝗从形态上来看东部沿海种群体型较大,前翅较长,尾须较钝,而内陆及东北种群则体型较小,前翅较短,尾须较尖;但从外生殖器基本结构来看,不同种群具有相似的形态特征.其次,不同种群在染色体数目、着丝粒位置以及C带带型等方面具有明显恒定的结构特点.从RAPD分子标记研究结果来看,不同种群拥有明显一致的分子标记数据.由此可见,我国中华稻蝗是稻蝗属中一个广布物种,其外部形态结构的差异可能与其分布地环境条件相适应,然而其外生殖器结构能够反映物种的基本特征.从种群遗传学角度来看,染色体带型结构和分子标记结果的稳定性更能体现物种遗传结构的本质,因此,文章支持Ho llis将无齿稻蝗等合并入中华稻蝗的主张.     

遗传学教学的改革与实践

遗传学是农科院校的一门核心基础课，也是生物科学的重要基础学科，近年来遗传学及其相关学科的研究进展很快，为使遗传学课程教学适库这一形势，获得良好的教学效果，就必须加强遗传学课程的改革，加强实践环节。文章从遗樗学教学大纲修订、多媒体辅助对教学改革及自主性实验教学改革等方面对我们在遗传学教学改革的一些做法和成效进行了介绍和分析，以期进一步促进我们遗传学教学水平的提高。