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Genetic diversity in Tanzanian Arabica coffee using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers.
Hereditas - 1 Jan 2003
Masumbuko Linus I, Bryngelsson Tomas, Mneney Emmarold E, Salomon Björn
Abstract excerpt
DNA from Coffea arabica leaves was used for RAPD analysis and a total of 144 leaf samples collected from 16 provenances in five regions of Tanzania were analysed. Ten arbitrary 10 mer primers were employed in the analysis and they produced a total of 86 fragments. Fragment sizes ranged from 100-1400 bp. The resulting dissimilarity matrix revealed values ranging from 0.11 to 1, while the average was 0.66. The...
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