ISSN 2736-1756
Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 2003
Available online at http://internationalscholarsjournals.org/journal/ajmr
© 2003 International Scholars Journals
Relationship between genetic similarity and some productive traits in local chicken strains
Bahy Ahmed Ali1*, Mohamed Morsy Mohamed Ahmed1, Osama Mahmoud Aly2
1Nucleic Acid Research Dept., Genetic Engineering& Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), Mubarak City For Scientific Research & Technology Applications, Alexandria, Egypt.
2El-Sabhiah Poultry Research Station, Alexandria, Animal Production Research Institute- El-Dokki - Cairo, Egypt.
Accepted 21 January, 2003
Abstract
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique was applied to detect genetic similarity between five local chicken strains that have been selected for eggs and meat production in Egypt. Based on six oligonucleotide primers, the genetic similarity between the egg -producing strains (Anshas, Silver Montazah and Mandarah) ranged from 72.4 to 85.4%. While the genetic similarity between the two chicken strains selected for meat production (Baheij and El-Salam) is 86.9%.
Key words: Chicken, local strains, RAPD-PCR, genetic similarity.