ABSTRACT
Smith (2003) has summarized RAPD studies on population genetics and molecular taxonomy of commercially important fishes and aquatic invertebrates. Numerous studies have reported the separate effects of altering different parameters, ratio of template DNA primers, concentration of Taq DNA polymerase and Mg concentration on the bands obtained. A corollary of these experiments is that RAPD profiles should be reproducible among laboratories provided that all details of the reaction conditions are standardized and strictly adhered to.
