Genetic diversity in Azima tetracantha (Lam) assessed through RAPD analysis

B  Thendral Hepsibha; V  Premalakshmi   and T  Sekar

doi:10.17485/ijst/2010/v3i2.17

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Genetic diversity in Azima tetracantha (Lam) assessed through RAPD analysis

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2010/v3i2.17

Year: 2010, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 170-173

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Genetic diversity in Azima tetracantha (Lam) assessed through RAPD analysis

B. Thendral Hepsibha¹, V. Premalakshmi ² and T. Sekar ^3*

¹ Dept. of Biotechnology, Alpha Arts & Science College, Chennai- 600 116, India
² Dept. of Biotechnology, Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal – 624 102, India
³ Dept. of Botany, Pachiayappa’s College, Chennai – 600 030, India
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Abstract

Azima tetracantha is a shrub known for its various therapeutic properties. Genetic diversity was analysed using RAPD primers among six accessions collected from different locations of Tamilnadu, India. Genetic distances were calculated using Nei’s coefficient. Dendrogram was constructed on the basis of the similarity matrix data by unweighted pair group method with average (UPGMA) cluster analysis. The analysis with RAPD markers revealed wide variation within A. tetracantha that reflected a high level of diversity within this species.
Keywords: Azima tetracantha, genetic diversity, RAPD.