Random amplification of polymorphic

Dias-Neto, E., Pereira de Souza, C., Rollinson, D., Katz, N., Pena, S.D.J. and Simpson, A.J.G. (1993) The random amplification of polymorphic DNA allows the identification of strains and species of schistosome. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 57, 83-88. 

Random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) is an in vitro amplification technique (see section on polymerase chain reaction below) that eliminates the need for any prior characterization of the genome to be analyzed.12 14 Based on the random amplification of DNA segments using single short primers of arbitrary sequence, RAPD readily detects genetic polymorphisms in most organisms. The method is simple and rapid to... 

Plant DNA analysis has been increasing over the past couple of years because of its ability to pinpoint the origin of drug-related plant material [ 101,102]. Plant STRs are not yet well characterized however, other molecular methods can be combined with capillary gel electrophoresis to establish the identity of plant species [103]. These techniques include amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD), and other similar random primer annealing techniques used for mutation detection. 

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