Detection of genetic relationships among some species belongs to genus Malus from mid Iraqi regions

RAPD-PCR method was used for systematic study and revealing the genetic relationships in Malus by using 7 apple cultivars from some mid Iraqi regions, DNA of fresh leaves extracted modified protocol CTAB, 22 prechosen random decamer primers were applied to detect genotypes. four gave reproducible appeared polymorphism RAPD profile, a total 48 bands produced out which 36 polymorphic, results arise two main clusters, first one included sylvestris has unique amplified discriminated other taxa, thus it can be good molecular tool taxa identification separated at similarity value 0.48, second cluster contained groups, M. domestica, domestica var. ralls janet as closely related species with stronger correlation range 0.09, furthermore, considered that present identifies reservoir alleles useful breeding programs parental crosses.