Effect of genetic diversity on adaptation of endangered Sinai Thyme in Saint Katherine Protectorate, Egypt | ||
| The Arab International Journal of Environmental Sciences | ||
| Reviewers, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2023 PDF (541.68 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aijes.2023.1478 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Asmaa A. Zaghloul* 1; Om Mohamed A. Khafagi1; Mohamed M. Moursy2; Hany A. Marghany2 | ||
| 1Department of Botany, Faculty of Science (Girls branch), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Botany, Faculty of Science (Boys branch), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Saint Katherine Protectorate (SKP) is located in South Sinai, Egypt. It harbors many endemic and endangered medicinal plants that are overexploited and facing a serious threat of extinction. From these important medicinal plant species, we select Sinai Thyme, Thymus decussatus (a near-endemic and endangered plant) to investigate the genetic diversity level among some populations using both random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) molecular markers. RAPD and ISSR represent a level of polymorphism of 86.70%. Assessing genetic polymorphisms among the Thymus populations at varying microhabitats can help in their genetic improvement and conservation programs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sinai Thyme; genetic diversity; Saint Katherine Protectorate | ||
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