Indian Journal of Agricultural Research

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Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 47 issue 2 (april 2013) : 151-156

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF WHEAT GENOME BY THE USE OF RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA (RAPD) MARKERS

Mayuri Agarwal*, V.K. Khanna, J.P. Jaiswal, Usha Bhatt.
1Department of Genetic & Plant Breeding, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263 145, India
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Cite article:- Agarwal* Mayuri, Khanna V.K., Jaiswal J.P., Bhatt. Usha (2024). MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF WHEAT GENOME BY THE USE OF RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA (RAPD) MARKERS. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 47(2): 151-156. doi: .
Molecular markers have been found useful in assessing the genetic diversity in a precise manner, which is based on naturally occurring DNA polymorphism. In the present study, genetic diversity of seventeen wheat cultivars was accessed with RAPD markers to provide important support for genetic improvement and parent selection in the breeding programme. Thirteen RAPD primers in the study yielded 86 polymorphic bands that discriminated 17 wheat genotypes in 2 clusters showing nearly 60% polymorphism. Primer 4 SS gave highest polymorphism (80%) followed by 8 SS with 71.4% polymorphism among 17 genotypes showing the great promise of RAPD in genetic diversity analysis. The genotypes NWL-6-4 and NIAW 1342 were clustered together in the same group while all other genotypes were clustered in another group. From this study, it can be concluded that RAPD technique is effective to be used for determination and estimation of genetic distances and relatedness among plant genotypes.
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