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Applications of RAPD Marker in Plants | Genetics

In this article we will discuss about the applications of RAPD marker in plants. Also learn about its demerits. 1. RAPD is used to distinguish between variety is based on difference in DNA sequence. RAPD have been used to identify nearly 15 commercial sunflower varieties. The new bean varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris) which are difficult to distinguish based on mor­phological trait [...]

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Applications of RFLP Marker in Plants | Genetics

The following points highlight the four main applications of RFLP marker in plants. The applications are: 1. Linkage Construction 2. Disease Management 3. Analysis of Somaclonal Variation 4. Prediction of Genetic Distance. Application # 1. Linkage Construction: Restriction fragment length polymorphism facilitated in the construction of linkage maps of any genotypes and genes linked to certain specific agronom characters have [...]

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Proteomics: Meaning and Significance | Genetics

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Proteomics 2. Types of Proteomics 3. Significance. Meaning of Proteomics: The term proteomics was coined in mid 1990s at the back drop of successful genomics. In bioinformatics point of view proteomics is the databases of protein sequence, databases of predicted protein structures and more recently, databases of protein expression analysis. [...]

By |2016-12-23T06:34:52+00:00December 23, 2016|Genetics|Comments Off on Proteomics: Meaning and Significance | Genetics
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