TAKAHIRO YONEZAWA
Last Updated :2025/02/03
- Affiliations, Positions
- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Professor
- E-mail
- tyonezaw
hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2007/04, 2011/09, Fudan University, Lecturer
- 2011/10, 2018/03, Fudan University, Associate Professor
- 2018/04, 2023/03, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Associate Professor
Educational Backgrounds
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan, 2004/04, 2007/03
- The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science , Japan, 2002/04, 2004/03
Academic Degrees
- The University of Tokyo
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Research Fields
- Agricultural sciences;Plant production and environmental agriculture;Science in genetics and breeding
- Biology;Basic biology;Biodiversity / Systematics
- Biology;Basic biology;Evolutionary biology
- Biological Sciences;Genome science;Genome biology
Research Keywords
- Molecular Evolution, Population Genetics, Molecular Phylogeny, Genome, Breeding Science, Chicken
Affiliated Academic Societies
- The Society of Biosophia Studies
- the Japanese Society of Animal Breeding and Genetics
- Japan Poultry Science Association
- The Mammal Society of Japan
- Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
Educational Activity
Course in Charge
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Animal Breeding and Genetics
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Laboratory and Field Works in Animal Production I
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Reading of Foreign Literature in Applied Animal and Plant Schience
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis I
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Graduation Thesis II
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis III
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, (AIMS) Introduction Physiology of Domestic Animals
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Introductory Physiology of Domestic Animals
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Animal Production Science I
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Animal Production Science II
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- Molecular phylogenetic in the origin and propagation route of Madagascar pigs, 32(1), 45-47, 2024
- Maternal genetic phylogeography analysis of Kyrgyz native cattle, ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL, 95(1), 202401
- Conserved genetic background but geographically differentiated DNA methylation patterns in invasive alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) populations of China and Japan, BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 26(7), 2351-2365, 202407
- ★, Origin and spatial population structure of Malagasy native chickens based on mitochondrial DNA, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14(1), 20240104
- Phylogenomic analyses of Camellia support reticulate evolution among major clades., Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 182, 2023
- Climate heterogeneity shapes phylogeographic pattern of Hippophae gyantsensis (Elaeagnaceae) in the east Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains., Ecology and evolution, 13(6), 2023
- Evolution of snow algae, from cosmopolitans to endemics, revealed by DNA analysis of ancient ice., The ISME journal, 17(4), 2023
- ★, Complete Mitochondrial Genome Analysis Clarifies the Enigmatic Origin of Haplogroup D in Japanese Native Chickens., The journal of poultry science, 59(4), 2022
- Comprehensive assessment of genetic diversity, structure, and relationship in four Japanese cattle breeds by Illumina 50 K SNP array analysis., Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho, 93(1), 2022
- Phylogenomics and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Bovine Leukemia Virus Focusing on Asian Native Cattle: Insights Into the Early Origin and Global Dissemination., Frontiers in microbiology, 13, 2022
- ★, Paleogenomics reveals independent and hybrid origins of two morphologically distinct wolf lineages endemic to Japan., Current biology : CB, 32(11), 2022
- Molecular Evolutionary Rate Predicts Intraspecific Genetic Polymorphism and Species-Specific Selection., Genes, 13(4), 2022
- Fine-scale genetic diversity and putative ecotypes of oxymonad protists coinhabiting the hindgut of Reticulitermes speratus., Molecular ecology, 31(4), 2022
- Comparative morphological study of skeletal muscle weight among the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) and various fowl breeds (Gallus domesticus)., Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution, 338(8), 2022
- Ancient DNA reveals multiple origins and migration waves of extinct Japanese brown bear lineages., Royal Society open science, 8(8), 2021
- Evolution of Reproductive Life History in Mammals and the Associated Change of Functional Constraints., Genes, 12(5), 2021
- Concerted and birth-and-death evolution of 26S ribosomal DNA in Camellia L., Annals of botany, 127(1), 2021
- Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Tosa-Jidori sheds light on the origin and evolution of Japanese native chickens., Animal bioscience, 34(6), 2021
- Cattle mitogenome variation reveals a post-glacial expansion of haplogroup P and an early incorporation into northeast Asian domestic herds., Scientific reports, 10(1), 2020
- Indonesian native goats (Capra hircus) reveal highest genetic frequency of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup B in the world., Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho, 91(1), 2020
- Evaluation of reported sediment samples from 20 Ma using a molecular phylogenetic approach: comment on Liu et al. (2017)., Environmental microbiology, 22(3), 2020
- Phylogeographic Analysis of Madagascan Goats Using mtDNA Control Region and SRY Gene Sequences., Zoological science, 36(4), 2019
- Maternal phylogeographic patterns and coalescent times of Arabidopsis thaliana based on chloroplast DNA analyses., Genes & genetic systems, 94(4), 2019
- An improved metagenomic strategy reveals an unprecedentedly high level of intragenomic polymorphism of ribosomal DNA in three species of Camellia, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 56(3), 250-258, 20180501
- Bipolar dispersal of red-snow algae., Nature communications, 9(1), 2018
- Demographic analysis of cyanobacteria based on the mutation rates estimated from an ancient ice core., Heredity, 120(6), 2018
- Discovery of A high-altitude ecotype and ancient lineage of Arabidopsis thaliana from Tibet., Science bulletin, 62(24), 2017
- Biogeography of cryoconite forming cyanobacteria on polar and Asian glaciers, Journal of Biogeography, 44(12), 2849-2861, 20171201
- Rates of Molecular Evolution Suggest Natural History of Life History Traits and a Post-K-Pg Nocturnal Bottleneck of Placentals., Current biology : CB, 27(19), 2017
- Phylogeography of Sophora moorcroftiana Supports Wu's Hypothesis on the Origin of Tibetan Alpine Flora., The Journal of heredity, 108(4), 2017
- ★, Phylogenomics and Morphology of Extinct Paleognaths Reveal the Origin and Evolution of the Ratites., Current biology : CB, 27(1), 2017
- Cretaceous origin of giant rhinoceros beetles (Dynastini; Coleoptera) and correlation of their evolution with the Pangean breakup., Genes & genetic systems, 91(4), 2017
- Origin and genetic diversity of Egyptian native chickens based on complete sequence of mitochondrial DNA D-loop region., Poultry science, 95(6), 2016
- The genome and transcriptome of Trichormus sp. NMC-1: insights into adaptation to extreme environments on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau., Scientific reports, 6, 2016
- Evaluating the Phylogenetic Status of the Extinct Japanese Otter on the Basis of Mitochondrial Genome Analysis., PloS one, 11(3), 2016
- Compression-only CPR training in elementary schools and student attitude toward CPR., Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, 58(8), 2016
- Speciation of two gobioid species, Pterogobius elapoides and Pterogobius zonoleucus revealed by multi-locus nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses., Gene, 576(2 Pt 1), 2016
- Phylogeographic and Demographic Analysis of the Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) Based on Mitochondrial DNA., PloS one, 10(9), 2015
- Polymorphism and evolution of ribosomal DNA in tea (Camellia sinensis, Theaceae)., Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 89, 2015
- Transcriptome profiling of the UV-B stress response in the desert shrub Lycium ruthenicum., Molecular biology reports, 42(3), 2015
- Genetic population structure of the desert shrub species lycium ruthenicum inferred from chloroplast DNA, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 46(6), 2121-2130, 20141201
- Importance of synonymous substitutions under dense taxon sampling and appropriate modeling in reconstructing the mitogenomic tree of Eutheria., Genes & genetic systems, 89(5), 2014
- Polyphyletic origins of schizothoracine fish (Cyprinidae, Osteichthyes) and adaptive evolution in their mitochondrial genomes., Genes & genetic systems, 89(4), 2014
- Extreme nearly neutral evolution in mitochondrial genomes of laboratory mouse strains., Gene, 534(2), 2014
- Utility of the phylotoxigenic relationships among trichothecene-producing Fusarium species for predicting their mycotoxin-producing potential, Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A, 30(8), 1370-1381, 20130101
- Domestication process of the goat revealed by an analysis of the nearly complete mitochondrial protein-encoding genes., PloS one, 8(8), 2013
- Complete chloroplast genome sequence of holoparasite Cistanche deserticola (Orobanchaceae) reveals gene loss and horizontal gene transfer from its host Haloxylon ammodendron (Chenopodiaceae)., PloS one, 8(3), 2013
- High altitude adaptation of the schizothoracine fishes (Cyprinidae) revealed by the mitochondrial genome analyses., Gene, 517(2), 2013
- Phylogenetic position and evolutionary history of the turtle and whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha: Coronuloidea)., Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 67(1), 2013
- Phylogeny and biogeography of highly diverged freshwater fish species (Leuciscinae, Cyprinidae, Teleostei) inferred from mitochondrial genome analysis., Gene, 514(2), 2013
- The yak genome and adaptation to life at high altitude., Nature genetics, 44(8), 2012
- Some problems in proving the existence of the universal common ancestor of life on Earth., TheScientificWorldJournal, 2012, 2012
- Coxa morphologically adapted to large egg in aepyornithid species compared with various palaeognaths, Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, 41(1), 31-40, 20120201
- Molecular phylogeny of the higher and lower taxonomy of the Fusarium genus and differences in the evolutionary histories of multiple genes., BMC evolutionary biology, 11, 2011
- Why does the giant panda eat bamboo? A comparative analysis of appetite-reward-related genes among mammals., PloS one, 6(7), 2011
- The semifossorial function of the forelimb in the common rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova) and the streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes hemispinosus), Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, 36(6), 413-418, 20071201
- Evaluation of genetic markers for identifying isolates of the species of the genus Fusarium., Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 91(13), 2011
- Domestication relaxed selective constraints on the yak mitochondrial genome., Molecular biology and evolution, 28(5), 2011
- ★, Was the universal common ancestry proved?, Nature, 468(7326), 2010
- The position of gnetales among seed plants: overcoming pitfalls of chloroplast phylogenomics., Molecular biology and evolution, 27(12), 2010
- A quill vibrating mechanism for a sounding apparatus in the streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus)., Zoological science, 27(5), 2010
- Chronology of the extant African elephant species and case study of the species identification of the small African elephant with the molecular phylogenetic method., Gene, 441(1-2), 2009
- Episodic evolution and adaptation of chloroplast genomes in ancestral grasses., PloS one, 4(4), 2009
- The monophyletic origin of sea lions and fur seals (Carnivora; Otariidae) in the Southern Hemisphere., Gene, 441(1-2), 2009
- A case study of the molecular genetical diagnosis of a small African Elephant (Loxodonta sp.) "Nana" kept at Asahiyama Zoo, Mammal Study, 34(3), 171-177, 20090901
- Molecular systematics and evolution of the recently discovered "Parnassian" butterfly (Parnassius davydovi Churkin, 2006) and its allied species (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)., Gene, 441(1-2), 2009
- Molecular phylogenetic study on the origin and evolution of Mustelidae., Gene, 396(1), 2007
- The adaptational strategies of the hindlimb muscles in the Tenrecidae species including the aquatic web-footed tenrec (Limnogale mergulus)., Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft, 188(4), 2006
Publications such as books
- Phylogeographic History of Plants and Animals Coexisting with Humans in Asia, Molecular Phylogeographic Analyses Provide a New Perspective on the Evolutionary Origin and History of Japanese Native Chickens, Springer, 2024, 10, Scholarly Book, Contributor, English, T. Yonezawa, ISBN-10 : 9819768861
Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation
- Population genomic analysis unveils the origins and histories of Japanese native chickens, Takahiro Yonezawa, GSA-GSJ Joint Symposium"Evolutionary Genetics in the Genomic Era: Understanding Biological Diversity" in the 95th annual meeting of the Genetic Society of Japan, With Invitation, English
External Funds
Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds
- 2024, 2025
- 2024, 2027
- omprehensive Study of native Asian goats using whole genome information: New origins and migration routes of Southeast Asian Goats
- 2022, 2024
- 2023, 2025
- 2022, 2026
- 2022, 2025
- 2022, 2025
- 2021, 2023
- 2021, 2023
- 2021, 2025
- 2020, 2022
- 2019, 2022
- 2019, 2022
- 2019, 2023
- 2018, 2020
- 2018, 2022
- 2017, 2019
- 2018, 2019
- 2013, 2015
Social Activities
History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers
- 2024, Mammal Study, Editor
- 2024, Mammalian Science, Editor