Research Article | Published: 01 September 2009

RAPD-PCR fingerprinting analysis of anti-cancer drug yielding plant Vitex negundo L. in a few districts in Tamil Nadu

A. John De Britto, R. Mahesh and R. Mary Sujin

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 16 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 269-273 | 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-34M73S | Cite this article

Abstract

The research article reveals the genetic diversity in Vitex negundo L., RAPD fingerprints were applied by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) of the genomic DNA using random primers. These primers produced multiple band profiles with a number of amplified DNA fragments varying from 7 to 12. A total of 48 polymorphic bands were observed. The genetic distance between the population ranged from 0.4055 to 1.0686 and the genetic identity ranged from 0.3333 to 0.7708. The overall observed and effective number of alleles is about 0.32793 and 0.2972 respectively. The percentage of polymorphic loci is 91.67. Nei over all genetic diversity os 0.1402. It is clear that there is distinct genetic variability in Vitex negundo L.

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De Britto, A.J., Mahesh, R. and Sujin, R.M., 2009. RAPD-PCR fingerprinting analysis of anti-cancer drug yielding plant Vitex negundo L. in a few districts in Tamil Nadu. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 16(3), pp.269-273. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-34M73S

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2009

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