Genes implicated in the storage and the production of energy : bioinformatics approach and application in coral reefs in Singapore.

• Main Author: Seow, Wan Yi.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Evolution; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Genetics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49462
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Coral reefs are important ecosystems of the ocean. However anthropogenic disturbances threaten their survival. Corals are associated with photosynthetic zooxanthellae from the genus Symbiodinium and coral hosts obtain up to 90% of its energy resources from the symbiont. However, little attention has...