RAPD-PCR analysis of various goose populations

• Authors: A. Maciuszonek , B. Grajewski , M. Bednarczyk
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The aim of this study was to genetically analyse by the RAPD-PCR method four indigenous Polish goose breeds, Kartuska (Ka), Lubelska (Lu), Kielecka (Ki) and Podkarpacka (Pd), in order to determine the band-sharing frequency as well as bands characteristic of the evaluated breeds. The birds were maintained as conservative flocks, accounting for a reserve of genetic resources. A total of 102 scorable bands were obtained, their number ranging from 0 to 8, depending on one of seven primers used and the group of birds analyzed, within a mean of 3.64. For each genetic group specific bands with given primers were obtained, suggesting their potential for use as population-specific markers, especially in ex-situ conservation methods. The results also suggest that keeping endangered geese as separate flocks is relevant for their preservation.

Keywords

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CONSERVATIVE FLOCKS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GOOSE; PCR; RAPD

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia Biologica
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 83-85

Contributors

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A. Maciuszonek

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B. Grajewski

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M. Bednarczyk

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: Marek Bednarczyk, Department of Animal Biotechnology, University of Technology and Agriculture, Mazowiecka 28, 85-084 Bydgoszcz, Poland