Transgenerational Inheritance of Starvation Effects on Lifespan and Reproduction in Caenorhabditis elegans
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Date
2018-06
Authors
Rantisi, Juliana Gubreal
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
It is imperative to study the effects of stressors on future generations to understand how we can mitigate negative effects that transcend generations. Transgenerational effects occur when the fitness of successive generations is affected
Description
46 pages. Presented to the Department of Human Physiology and the Robert D. Clark Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science June 2018
Keywords
Human physiology, C. elegans, Transgenerational effects, Epigenetics, Starvation, Lifespan, Reproduction