Molecular characterization of strawberry by applying dna fingerprinting technique using simple sequence repeats (ssrs) markers

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2009
Dernaika, Maher
In this study, strawberry fruit was taken as the studied model. An attempt was carried on trying to identify a unique DNA fingerprint in each of the selected different strawberry cultivars of Fragaria x ananassa Duch species available in Turkey. The basis of the study was to examine the fruit characteristics at the molecular level rather than at the morphological level. It is of great importance to differentiate and trace the origin of any variety by examining its DNA by using a very sophisticated molecular technique. In this case, DNA fingerprinting technique depending on the Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) markers which are also called Microsatellite markers were used. DNA fingerprinting technique reveals the specific DNA profile which is unique as a fingerprint for a fruit specimen and this DNA profile is the same and constant throughout different parts of the fruit as well as its developmental stages. In this thesis work, nine primers flanking the SSR markers already available in the online databases were designed hoping to detect SSRs that could differentiate among the five selected cultivars of strawberry.

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M. Dernaika, “Molecular characterization of strawberry by applying dna fingerprinting technique using simple sequence repeats (ssrs) markers,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.