Project:

A Comparison of Three Plant Primers- rbcL, plant ITS, and matK- on Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, and Cryptogams, to Determin

Students:

Kaitlyn Espiritu, Kang Min Shin

School:

Tenafly High School, Other

Mentors:

Helen Coyle

Abstract:

In this project, we aim to find a universal plant primer for the Kingdom Plantae, among the three of the most commonly used primers: rbcL, plant ITS, and MatK. We aim to find which one of these primers works best for angiosperms, cryptogams (specifically ferns and mosses), and gymnosperms. We hypothesize that rbcL will be a strong candidate for a universal plant primer since it has the ability to be used for almost all plants and can differentiate plants to at least the genus level.

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