Genetic variation as a cause for thermal tolerance in Persian Gulf corals

Honors College Thesis

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Creator	Burns, Grant C.
Abstract	Climate change is causing the world’s oceans to increase in temperature, threatening many populations of organisms. Corals are of particular concern, due to both their ecological importance and sensitivity to high temperatures. Coral populations in the Persian Gulf, however, have been surviving in normally-lethal thermal conditions. An analysis of specific genetic regions was conducted to determine if this regional thermal tolerance was related to certain enzymatic adaptations. Two lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) regions for three coral genera were sequenced and aligned to compare for substitutions between two separate regions. 2 out of 17 differences were found to be statistically significant. Despite this low significance rate, the overall process serves as a trial run for future endeavors. Key Words: corals, thermal tolerance, biochemical adaptation, LDH, protein alignment
License	All rights reserved
Resource Type	Honors College Thesis
Date Available	2017-09-06T17:57:51+00:00
Date Issued	2017-08-28
Degree Level	Bachelor's
Degree Name	Honors Bachelor of Science (H.B.S.)
Degree Field	Biology
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2018
Advisor	Meyer, Eli
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Honors College
权利声明	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/61783

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