Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51087#.VFMhNWfHRK0 Author(s) Neal Dwaine Teaster , Robert Edward Hoagland * Affiliation(s) US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Crop Production Systems Research Unit, Stoneville, USA . ABSTRACT qPCR (quantitative polymerase chain reaction) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) were utilized to investigate genetic stability of Palmer amaranth cloned plants over 10 generations. DNA from original parent Palmer amaranth plants (grown from seeds) was re-analyzed using qPCR, and confidence levels for determining Δ Δ Ct (threshold crossing) values were established. ANOVA was used to determine variation (margi...
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