Comparative study of interspecific genetic divergence and phylogenic analysis of genus Jatropha by RAPD and AFLP Genetic divergence and phylogenic analysis of genus Jatropha 

 -  Mol Biol Rep, 36(5), p.901-907, 2009 .
<br/><br/> Genus Jatropha with 172 species having significant economic importance belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. There are no reports on molecular characterization and phylogenetic relationship among the species of Jatropha. Hence, the present study was undertaken to assess the extent of genetic variability that exist and also to establish phylogenetic relationship among Jatropha curcas, J. glandulifera, J. gossypifolia, J. integerrima, J. multifida, J. podagrica and J. tanjorensis using RAPD and AFLP. The percentage of loci that are polymorphic among the species studied was found to be 97.74 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>AFLP (AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM)<br/>BIODIESEL<br/>JATROPHA<br/>MOLECULAR MARKERS<br/>RAPD (RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA)