A STUDY ON POPULATION GENETICS AND MOLECULAR MARKERS WITH ITS APPLICATIONS IN CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE

Abstract

Genetic diversity and its measurement have vital importance in analysis, appreciative and management of population and individuals. Allozymes electrophoresis has ability to observe genetic variation and it is also considered as a standard tool in population genetic studies of conservation. But in the recent year, it has been increasingly replaced by DNA markers. Various molecular markers, protein or DNA (mitochondrial or nuclear DNA) such as minisatellite, microsatellites, RAPDs, are now being used in conservation. In this review, we have provided basics of population genetics (DNA) and overview of commonly used molecular markers in the conservation of wild life.