title: [RAPD analysis on different varieties of Rehmannia glutinosa].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide molecular evidences for its breeding by studying the genetic relationship among varieties of Rehmannia glutinosa.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nineteen varieties were detected by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA(RAPD) markers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 20 selected primers produced 163 bands, among which 114(69.9%) were polymorphic. A DNA molecular dendrogram was established based on Hierarchical cluster analysis of 163 DNA bands amplified by 20 primers, which divided the 19 varieties into four groups: Group Beijing, Group 85-5, Group Guolimao and the other Group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  8 varieties of Group Beijing have a close genetic relationship, and so have varieties of Group 85-5, which provides information for Rehmannia glutinosa's breeding.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of XuanWu Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Jing-li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Lu-qi
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ai-juan
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Shu-fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000235:genetics; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D032267:Rehmannia / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant