The composition of the surface coat of the nematode C. elegans changes in response to environmental conditions through surface antigen switching. Two genes, srf-2 and srf-6, affect the surface coat of C. elegans by different means. Previous studies narrowed the position of srf-2 on a physical map to cosmid F37D6. Likewise, srf-6 was determined to lie at least partially within cosmid F41G3. These results are being extended by DNS transformation/ marker rescue of srf-2 and transposon tagging of srf-6.

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Creator

• Magnan, Clark Anthony

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D251M

Advisor

• Politz, Samuel M.

Year

• 2001

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright