Project:

Analysis of DNA Barcoded Macroinvertebrates in the Peconic River

Students:

Lily Myers, Olivia Dabrowski, Srishti Sinha

School:

Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School, Suffolk

Mentors:

Robert Bolen

Abstract:

The project will incorporate barcoding organisms like Dragonfly larvae and tracking the different types of species. Measuring the biodiversity “of the river ecosystem” will reveal “additional information about” the quality of the river. An issue in the Peconic area is species endangerment. As there is more biodiversity, the quality of the river is better. DNA Barcoding is a process that is used to look at the DNA of different organisms to determine the species. The specific gene that will be extracted and sequenced is the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, or the (COI) gene.

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