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Applications of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in molecular ecology
Author(s) -
HADRYS H.,
BALICK M.,
SCHIERWATER B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-294x.1992.tb00155.x
Subject(s) - rapd , biology , molecular ecology , genome , genetic diversity , evolutionary biology , dna , genetics , genetic marker , dna sequencing , kinship , dna profiling , computational biology , population , gene , demography , sociology , political science , law
Molecular genetic markers have been developed into powerful tools to analyse genetic relationships and genetic diversity. As an extension to the variety of existing techniques using polymorphic DNA markers, the Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique may be used in molecular ecology to determine taxonomic identity, assess kinship relationships, analyse mixed genome samples, and create specific probes. Main advantages of the RAPD technology include (i) suitability for work on anonymous genomes, (ii) applicability to problems where only limited quantities of DNA are available, (iii) efficiency and low expense.