MOLECULAR GENETIC IDENTIFICATION OF SOME CAMEL BREEDS IN EGYPT

The main objective of the present study is to characterize the three camel breeds (Sudani, Falahi and Maghrabi), using different genetic criteria. Native protein profiles of plasma showed slight differences between the examined animals. Six isozyme system patterns; Carboxylesterase, Acid phosphates, Malate dehydrogenase, Alcohol dehydrogenase, Glycerol-3-phosphat dehydrogenase and Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase were used. The isozymes analysis revealed that, Falahi females and males showed the highest similarity followed by Maghrabi. While, the lowest similarity was observed for Sudani breed. ISSR-PCR gave different DNA markers using fourteen primers. The presence of different amplified DNA segments in the studied breeds could be used as genetic markers for each breed.