title: Analysis of genetic diversity of chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) populations in Khorasan-e-Razavi province of Iran by RAPD-PCR.
abstract: RAPD markers were used to investigate population genetic parameters of an endangered partridge, Alectoris chukar, in four areas of Iran, as a part of a genetic conservation program. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic similarity among these populations. Blood samples from 75 birds were used for DNA extraction and RAPD-PCR analysis of 67 loci, with 28 polymorphic bands (41.79%). The populations of Kalat-e-Nader and Mashhad were found to be closely related, as were the Torbat-e-Jaam and the Quchan populations. Mean heterozygosity for all populations was 0.4405 ± 0.0755. The results indicate that chukar partridge genetic diversity in Khorasan-e-Razavi province is sufficient and the amount of gene flow among populations is acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tahmoorespour
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nassiri
authors.forename: Shahrokh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghovvati
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056727:Endangered Species; D046094:Galliformes / Q000235:genetics*; D051456:Gene Flow; D056426:Genetic Loci; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007492:Iran; D058974:Phylogeography; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011157:Population Dynamics; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique