Matching the behavior of the parasitic root-knot nematodes’ ability and tendency to form galls in plant roots to a specific gene sequence in the organism’s genome
Student Name:
David Xu
UCD Department:
Nematology
UCD Mentor:
Valerie Williamson Observations will be made of nematode behavior and their ability to create cancer-like growths called “galls”. Then, certain known gene sequences will be turned off, and the resulting organism will be observed. The gene sequence that affects the tendency of nematodes to form galls will be known when there is no observable formation of the growths.