Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Natural Sciences

First Advisor

Gilchrist, Sandra

Keywords

Red Mangrove, Rhizophora Mangle, Plant Albinism

Area of Concentration

Biology

Abstract

The chlorophyll-deficient mutant phenotype of Rhizophora mangle serves as an ideal tool to study the effects of stress on the plant. The Mendelian inheritance of the mutation and the easy visibility of its phenotype make it an accessible model of assessing the effects of different factors on the plant's genetics. This study quantified and localized the occurrence of the mutant phenotype of R. mangle to examine the effects of environmental stresses on the plant. The findings suggest that stress does have an effect on the prevalence of albinism in R. mangle. The results also suggest that R. mangle trees expressing albinism may have unique adaptations to stress compared to those trees which do not express albinism.

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