Genetic diversity of som population of medicinal Ajowan (Carum copticum) using RAPD marker

To evaluate the genetic diversity of fifteen ajowan population, 15 RAPD primer(s) were used. Minimum allele (4) were dectected in TIBMBC02, TIBMBA06 and TIBMBC06 primers and maximum (11) in TIBMBC09 primer. The highest diversity index (0.9) was belong to TIBMBC09 primer and the lowest (0.4) blong to TIBMBC12 Primer, The highest Marker Index (9.07) was belong to TIBMBA09 and the lowest (1.63) belong to TIBMBA06, the most Ne allele, Shanon diversity and Nei diversity (1.9, 0.673 and 0.48 respectively) was belone to TIBMBA12 primer and the lowest Ne allele, Shanon diversity and Nei diversity (1.15, 0.258 and 0.134 respectively) was belone to TIBMBA09 primer. On the basis of the Nei and Li and Jaccard similarity, The lowest similarity was belong to C. copticum of Ardabil with Boroujerd, Qom and Boshrooyeha. Partitioning variations within and between populations, using an analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), showed that 15% and 85% of the total genetic variation existed between and within growing regions, respectively. Cluster analysis based on Nei and Li and Jaccard similarity matrix and UPGMA method showed an avegrage relationship between genetic distance and the geographical grouping of Ajowan.