Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to estimate genetic relationships between two seasonal immigrant forms (namely fall-run and spring-run) of Caspian trout Salmo trutta caspius. In this regard, 62 fin tissue samples were collected from southern parts of the Caspian Sea basin and examined with 16 oligodecamer primers to asses their genetic diversity as well as probable s...

  Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to estimate genetic relationships between two seasonal immigrant forms (namely fall-run and spring-run) of Caspian trout Salmo trutta caspius. In this regard, 62 fin tissue samples were collected from southern parts of the Caspian Sea basin and examined with 16 oligodecamer primers to asses their genetic diversity as well as probable s...

Genetic diversity of fungal endophytes, Neotyphodium species, was studied in grasses Festuca arundinacea, F. pratensis and Lolium perenne using AFLP  markers. Fungi were isolated from the host leaf sheaths and Neotyphodium species were selected based on morphological characteristics. To confirm identity of selected fungi belonging to the genus Neotyphodium, polymerase chain reaction was perform...

A common concern with respect to cloning is based on the belief that cloning produces identical individuals. This is a fundamental misunderstanding of what type of identity-relation cloning involves. The concept "identity" is ambiguous, and the statement that cloning produces "identical" individuals is not meaningful unless the notion of identity is clarified. This paper distinguishes between n...

Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR) technique was used to investigate genetic relatedness among populations of housefly Musca domestica (L.) from three different regions of the district Allahabad i.e. Arail, Allahabad city and Jhunsi which are separated by rivers Yamuna and Ganga respectively, to analyze whether these rivers act as geographical barriers to gene...

rhizoctonia zeae causes root rot and sheath blight on corn (zea mays) and several other gramineous plants. in order to determine the genetic diversity of the r. zeae population in mazandaran and golestan provinces, samples were collected from cultivatd soils of both provinces in 2011 and 2012.the identity of isolates as r. zeae were verified by amplification and sequencing of the 18s and 28s rd...

We show that by using machine learning techniques (genetic programming, in particular), Euler’s famous identity (V −E+F = 2) can be automatically discovered from a limited amount of data indicating the values of V , E, and F for a small number of polyhedra—the five platonic solids. This result suggests that mechanized inductive techniques have an important role to play in the process of doing c...

This exploratory qualitative study investigates the experiences of eight adults conceived following anonymous sperm donation who had discovered the identity both of their donor and of donor half-siblings, and had established contact with each other. It focuses primarily on participants’ reflections on genetic and social kinship relationships. Data were collected from this group as well as from ...