Genetic Distance among South Indian Breeds of Zebu Cattle Using Random Amplified DNA Markers

Ramesha, K. P.; Saravanan, T.; Rao, M. K.; Appannavar, M. M.; Obi Reddy, A.

doi:2002.15.3.309

Article

Animal Breeding and Genetics

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 2002;15(3): 309-314.
https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2002.309 Published online March 1, 2002.

Genetic Distance among South Indian Breeds of Zebu Cattle Using Random Amplified DNA Markers

K. P. Ramesha, T. Saravanan, M. K. Rao, M. M. Appannavar, A. Obi Reddy

Abstract

Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assay was conducted to identify polymorphic markers in Amrithmahal, Krishna Valley, Hallikar, Deoni, Khillari, Ongole and Malnad Gidda breeds of South Indian cattle using twenty six primers. Of the 93 RAPD markers obtained, 53 were present in all breeds, 22 were individual specific and 18 were polymorphic for different breeds. Dual purpose breeds viz., Krishna Valley and Ongole showed less genetic divergence between them as compared to their genetic divergence from draft breeds viz., Amrithmahal, Hallikar and Khillari. Malnad Gidda was found to be a distinctly different from others studied.

Keywords: Zebu Cattle; Genome; RAPD; DNA Fingerprints