Brassica rapa Color & Plant Height Comparison between Standard and Yellow Green Mutant
Location
Turner Gymnasium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Start Date
4-17-2024 12:00 PM
End Date
4-17-2024 1:15 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Biology
Keywords
Brassica rapa, mutant
Abstract
Brassica rapa is a small flowering plant that is often used in classroom experiments due to its small size, low maintenance growing conditions, and quick life cycle. Several mutant lines have been bred and briefly described, although not much is known about the actual genetic changes and therefore all the downstream effects of that mutation. Nine different mutant lines of Brassica rapa were grown to more carefully identify the phenotypes affected by the mutations. Yellow-Green mutants were grown over 6 weeks and height and color were measured. It was hypothesized that the lack of chlorophyll levels in the yellow-green plants would have a negative effect on the plants’ height. While the yellow-green was lighter in color, the height variable between the yellow-green mutant and the wild type Brassica rapa was not significantly different due to the chlorophyll levels.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Prof. Kim Geier
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Brassica rapa Color & Plant Height Comparison between Standard and Yellow Green Mutant
Turner Gymnasium
Brassica rapa is a small flowering plant that is often used in classroom experiments due to its small size, low maintenance growing conditions, and quick life cycle. Several mutant lines have been bred and briefly described, although not much is known about the actual genetic changes and therefore all the downstream effects of that mutation. Nine different mutant lines of Brassica rapa were grown to more carefully identify the phenotypes affected by the mutations. Yellow-Green mutants were grown over 6 weeks and height and color were measured. It was hypothesized that the lack of chlorophyll levels in the yellow-green plants would have a negative effect on the plants’ height. While the yellow-green was lighter in color, the height variable between the yellow-green mutant and the wild type Brassica rapa was not significantly different due to the chlorophyll levels.