| Celina McLeod
Flies' Eyes and DNA
| Division: | Biotechnology | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Bluewater | | City: | Tara, ON | | School: | Arran-Tara E.S. | | Abstract: | This experiment examined whether differences in eye colour between wild and white-eyed Drosophila melanogaster occur due to DNA differences. Gel electrophoresis was used to study the DNA samples of the two types of Drosophila. It was found that white-eyed Drosophila have an insertion of DNA called Doc retrotransposon. This proved that one could differentiate between various organisms within a species by looking at their DNA. |
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