[Study on the genetiey relationship between Chinese and Korean medicinal materials of niuxi with the method of RAPD].
OBJECTIVE
To study the hereditary relationship between Chinese and Korean medicinal materials of Niuxi achyranthis root.


METHODS
Ten samples of four kinds of Niuxi was studied with the method of RAPD.


RESULTS
Expanded product showed total record of 100 spectrum bands, which proved that the hereditary gap between Korean self-produced A. japonica and A. bidentata is smallest.


CONCLUSIONS
Korean self-produced A. japonica is near to A. Sidentata.
Zheng
Xi-zhen
XZ
Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100102, China. Jangxizhen@yahoo.co.kr
Guo
Bao-lin
BL
Yan
Yu-ning
YN
D029044:Achyranthes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D027703:Amaranthaceae / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D007723:Korea; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000235:genetics; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000235:genetics*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D013045:Species Specificity
D018744:DNA, Plant