Project:

How Terrain Affects Moss DNA

Students:

Acacia Savage, Norah Gould, Lily Nelson, Hannah Cao

School:

The Spence School, Manhattan

Mentors:

Aruna Chavali

Abstract:

The goal of this research project is to determine whether or not the terrain which the moss grows on affects the DNA of the moss. Since we were able to collect moss growing in different areas of two environments, we want to answer how moss DNA differs across these samples. Within our data we are curious how many different types of moss we have, and if there is a moss that grows in both places. If so, is the DNA of that moss type the same or different in different environments?

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