Abstract
Summary The level of genetic variation provides the raw material for selective improvement of a stock. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assay was used to assess the genetic variation in three rivers: the Halda, the Jamuna and the Padma as well as in one hatchery population of the commercially important Indian major carp, Labeo rohita. RAPD markers were amplified from DNA samples of 35 fish from each of the four populations using six decamer random primers. The polymorphic loci proportions were 0.33, 0.28, 0.28 and 0.26 and Nei's gene diversity values were 0.06, 0.07, 0.06 and 0.05 for the Halda, the Jamuna, the Padma and the hatchery populations, respectively. The pairwise population differentiation (FST) values indicated a low level of genetic differentiation between the population pairs. From the unweighted pair group method of arithmetic mean (UPGMA) dendrogram based on Nei's genetic distances a correlation between genetic affinities and geographical area was found. The populations were segregated into two groups: the Halda in one group and the Jamuna, the Padma and the hatchery in another group. Overall, the RAPD technique can be introduced as a tool in the population genetics of the rohu fish to provide information on their genetic stock structure.
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