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We carried out four separate studies using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers to analyse samples of Eucalyptus supplied by several different organisations. The objective was to examine the reproducibility of the RAPD technique and its ability to discriminate between individual genotypes for verification of clonal identities. We found that RAPD profiles that are unique to a genotype can be generated reliably and simply and that even closely related genotypes can be distinguished. In addition, in each of the four studies, we detected cases where the plant material studied had been mis-sampled or mis-labelled (i.e. the RAPD profiles were not consistent with the identification numbers): (1) ramets of a Eucalyptus grandis clone were found to be derived from 2 different clones; (2) ramets labelled as 2 different Eucalyptus hybrid clones were found to be the same clone, owing to a mis-planted clonal hedge; (3) samples supplied as a single progeny of a controlled E. nitens cross were derived from two crosses involving different pairs of parents; (4) mis-labelling was detected for ramets of 4 of a set of 10 clones of E. grandis and E. camaldulensis. For three of the four studies, the detection of genotype mis-identifications was unexpected, suggesting that labelling or sampling errors during the handling of plant material are a frequent occurrence, with potentially serious economic consequences.
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Keil, M., Griffin, A.R. Use of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers in the discrimination and verification of genotypes in Eucalyptus . Theoret. Appl. Genetics 89, 442–450 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00225379
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