Role of Cytogenetics in the Era of Molecular Genetics – A Review Reddy Venkata R Prakash1,*, Nabi Rasool S.2 1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, S. V. Agricultural college, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 2Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur, Kerala – 680656 *Email id: bvrpreddy@gmail.com
Online published on 31 October, 2013. Abstract Even with the tremendous advances in molecular biological techniques, cytogenetics is remains important in the era of molecular genetics because it is indispensable from overall genome analysis. Molecular cytogenetic studies, which link data about the molecular composition and organisation of the genome with the chromosomes, offer greater understanding of phylogenetic relationships and improved clarity of taxonomic discrimination, allowing the identification of aneuploids and assisting selection. Cytogenetics plays a important role in applied sciences, such as in agriculture and in breeding for disease resistance in cereals, are also discussed. Cytogenetics complements studies in other disciplines within the field of biology and provides the basis for linking genetics, molecular biology and genomic research. Top Keywords Alien gene introgression, Fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH), Genomic in situ hybridisation (GISH). Top |