Many diseases involved in muscle function are gene related. The ok2703 mutant strain contains a deletion in parts of the spp-1 and umps-1 gene sequence and shows a hyperactive muscle phenotype in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. I plan on using thrashing assays and qrt-pcr to determine the contributions of these two genes to the phenotype. Hopefully, the findings can contribute to identifying an effective method to increase muscle locomotion in people with muscle weakness.