ISSN 2736-1756
Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 2003
Available online at http://internationalscholarsjournals.org/journal/ajmr
© 2003 International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Genetics similarity among four breeds of sheep in Egypt detected by random amplified polymorphic DNA markers
Bahy Ahmed Ali
Nucleic Acid Research Dept., Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), Mubarak City for Scientific Research & Technology Applications, Alexandria, Egypt. E- mail: [email protected] or [email protected], Fax: 203 4593423
Accepted 5 June 2003
Abstract
A genetic analysis using RAPD markers was performed for studying variation in four breeds of sheep (Baladi, Barki, Rahmani and Saffolk). Nineteen random primers were used to amplify DNA fragments in these breeds. RAPD patterns with a level of polymorphism were detected between breeds. Results showed closer proximity of Barki to Rahmani and Baladi (95.7 and 91.3%), respectively
Keywords: Sheep, breeds, RAPD, genetic similarity.