African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 2 (7), pp. 194–197, July 2003   

ISSN 1684-5315  © 2003 Academic Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Genetics similarity among four breeds of sheep in Egypt detected by random amplified polymorphic DNA markers 

Bahy Ahmed Ali

Nucleic Acid Research Dept., Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), Mubarak City for Scientific Research & Technology Applications, Alexandria, Egypt.  E-mail: bahyali@hotmail.com or bahyali@arabia.com, Fax: 203 4593423

Accepted 5 June 2003

A genetic analysis using RAPD markers was performed for studying variation in four breeds of sheep (Baladi, Barki, Rahmani and Saffolk). Nineteen random primers were used to amplify DNA fragments in these breeds. RAPD patterns with a level of polymorphism were detected between breeds. Results showed closer proximity of Barki to Rahmani and Baladi (95.7 and 91.3%), respectively.      

Keywords: Sheep, breeds, RAPD, genetic similarity.