African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Molecular discrimination and genetic relationships between some cultivars of Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo using random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis

Safaa Abdel Aleem Radwan
  • Safaa Abdel Aleem Radwan
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 12 December 2012
  •  Accepted: 08 May 2013
  •  Published: 12 March 2014

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