Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to evaluate genetic similarity and phylogenetic relationship among ten pomegranate cultivars. 14 decamer primers of OPF series were selected, produced a total of 114 bands; some species or cultivar specific bands were also obtained using RAPD markers. The number of amplified DNA bands varied between 3 (primer OPF-12) and 11 (primer OPF 3 and OPF 6). |