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Open Access Honors Program Thesis

First Advisor

Dr. Marek Sliwinski Honors Thesis Advisor

Keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana--Genetic engineering; Papaya--Genetics; Homology (Biology);

Abstract

The long term goals of this study are to: (1) To determine if the genes TFLI and LFY perform any role in the divergent evolution and development of these two plant species; (2) If so, begin to assess whether the homologs' functional divergence is a result of gene regulation, protein function, both, or some different genetic mechanism altogether. These goals will be accomplished by genetically transforming Arabidopsis thaliana plants containing TFLI and LFY knockout mutations (those genes removed) with the homologous genes from Carica papaya in order to compare differences in development between the plants resulting from the influence of those genes.

Year of Submission

2013

Department

Department of Biology

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

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Date Original

5-2013

Object Description

1 PDF file (22 pages)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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