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Pak. J. Bot., 43(3): 1433-1436, 2011. |
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MOLECULAR AND
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTED
MENTHA SPECIES
Abstract:
The present study was
conducted with the objective of finding out the concordance between
morphological data and molecular data of Mentha spicata and
Mentha royleana. Moreover the study was aimed to investigate the
relationship between and within the two species. Mentha species
were collected from QAU, Shadara, Chattar, Donga gali and Qarshi
industries, Hattar. For molecular study Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
was performed which was efficient in detecting polymorphism and genetic
variation within and between Mentha species. Random primer OPC-9
generated a total of 63 bands sharing 93.6% polymorphism in Mentha
spicata whereas OPC-4 generated 30 bands showing 100% polymorphism
in Mentha royleana.The morphological and molecular data were
analysed using softwares NTSYS pc version 2.02. The results indicated a
considerable level of morphological and molecular diversity between the
species. 1Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan |
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