Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique |
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| Arbitrarily Primed PCR Reaction; RAPD Technic; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technic; RAPD Technics; RAPD Techniques | |
| 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. | |