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Learning Outcomes

After reading this chapter, the readers should be able to understand the following:

 What are molecular markers?

 The basic terminology used with reference to markers like – polymorphism,

dominant/codominant markers, indels, SNPs etc.

 Different types of marker systems.

 Hybridization based and PCR based markers.

 The principle, methodology and relative advantages and disadvantages of five most

commonly used type of molecular markers – RFLP, RAPD, AFLP, SSR and SNP.

 Application of molecular markers, especially in context of plant breeding.