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Influence Of Genetic Variation On Birth Defects In Caenorhabditis Elegans, Daniel Robert Kepple
Influence Of Genetic Variation On Birth Defects In Caenorhabditis Elegans, Daniel Robert Kepple
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In my Renee Crown Honors Capstone project, I studied how genetic variation influences birth defects that cause death in C. elegans embryos. I performed high-throughput hatching assay experiments of recombinant inbred advance intercross lines of C. elegans. These lines are genetically distinct from each other. I found significant variation in birth defects causing embryo death in these recombinant inbred advanced intercross lines. My results give evidence that gene interaction may play a significant role in causing birth defects resulting in death. My data also provides a starting point for studies making statistical arguments linking these birth defects to specific …