African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 2 (2), pp. 46-47, February 2003

ISSN 1684-5315  © 2003 Academic Journals  

Relationship between genetic similarity and some productive traits in local chicken strains

Bahy Ahmed Ali^1*, Mohamed Morsy Mohamed Ahmed¹, Osama Mahmoud Aly²

¹Nucleic Acid Research Dept., Genetic Engineering& Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), Mubarak City For Scientific Research & Technology Applications, Alexandria, Egypt.

²El-Sabhiah Poultry Research Station, Alexandria, Animal Production Research Institute- El-Dokki - Cairo, Egypt.

*Corresponding author; E-mail: bahyali@hotmail.com

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique was applied to detect genetic similarity between five local chicken strains that have been selected for eggs and meat production in Egypt. Based on six oligonucleotide primers, the genetic similarity between the egg-producing strains (Anshas, Silver Montazah and Mandarah) ranged from 72.4 to 85.4%.  While the genetic similarity between the two chicken strains selected for meat production (Baheij and El-Salam) is 86.9%.

Key words: Chicken, local strains, RAPD-PCR, genetic similarity.