Williams, CM (Biology)

Japanese: ウィリアムズ,C.M.(生物学) - うぃりあむず
Williams, CM (Biology)

…This moth is commonly found in North America, and is used as an experimental animal because it is easy to raise and large and easy to handle. This moth became particularly famous in 1947 when CM Williams of Harvard University used it as an experimental subject to solve the mystery of insect metamorphosis. When the pupa was divided into two halves, the front half metamorphosed into a moth while the back half remained a pupa. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このヤママユガは,北アメリカでごくふつうに見られ,飼育が楽で,しかも大型で取り扱いやすいため実験動物として利用される。ことに,このガを有名にしたのは,1947年にハーバード大学のウィリアムズC.M.Williamsが,昆虫の変態のなぞをとくために実験材料として使ったからである。さなぎを前後に二分したところ,前半分はガに変態したが後半分はさなぎのままであった。…

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