What is the difference between RAPD and PCR?

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Dr Yusuf Mohammad

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Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA or RAPD uses random primers to amplify genomic DNA from different individuals or organisms. PCR products are only formed when the two primers anneal reasonably close and in opposite orientations on different strands

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