Determination of Meriones Species (Rodentia, Gerbillinae) by RAPD-PCR

Document Type : Articles

Authors

Zahra Naseri ¹

Razieh Jalal ²

Jamshid Darvish ³

Mohammad Farsi ⁴

¹ Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, 91779, Iran

² Chemistry department, Faculty of science, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

³ Rodentology Research Department, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, 91779, Iran

⁴ Plant Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, 91779, Iran

10.22067/ijab.v2i0.115

Abstract

Meriones crassus, Meriones persicus, and Meriones libycus from different areas of Khorasan provinces and Yazd province were studied by use of Random Amplified DNA polymorphism (RAPD) technique. DNA samples were analyzed by use of nine primers. Genetic distance among samples varied between 0.24 and 0.78. Dendrogram designed on the base of genetic distance shows separation of these species. In this research, RAPD was used for analyzing the genetic variations among these species.

Keywords

Meriones crassus

Meriones persicus

Meriones libycus

RAPD-PCR

Genetic variation

Khorasn

Yazd

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