RAPD Based Molecular Characterization of Three Species of Euphorbia in River Nile State, Sudan

Abstract

Having a higher discriminating power, molecular techniques such as random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) have been used worldwide as simple and easy to conduct DNA markers to solve problems of differentiating plant materials. Medicinal plants used for centuries to maintain health and to treat diseases, among them Euphorbia family is well known. This study attempted to identify molecular features of selected species from the genus Euphorbia. Three species collected from three sites of River Nile State (Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia prostrata and Euphorbia milii). RAPD-PCR analyses based on 45 primers gave results in term of amplification and polymorphism for the studied plant materials.