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Investigative Techniques > Genetic Techniques > Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques > Polymerase Chain Reaction > Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
Investigative Techniques > Molecular Probe Techniques > Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique

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Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique  

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  • Arbitrarily Primed PCR Reaction
  • Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technic
  • RAPD-PCR
  • RAPD Technic
  • RAPD Technics
  • RAPD Technique
  • RAPD Techniques

Scope note

  • Technique that utilizes low-stringency polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification with single primers of arbitrary sequence to generate strain-specific arrays of anonymous DNA fragments. RAPD technique may be used to determine taxonomic identity, assess kinship relationships, analyze mixed genome samples, and create specific probes.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019105

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