Abstract: The 18 spotted deers were studied, and they had been reported about antler production. According to antler production, high and low group were divided in the population. DNA isolated from each blood was used to amplify with PCR technique. All bands amplified with individual DNA was found in mixed DNA,which showed mixed DNA could be used to analyze the genetic structure of population in place of individual DNA. And compared with mixed DNA amplified bands of high and low group of each trait, there were 1 or 3 RAPD markertraits association in spotted deers population. These results indicated that tail analysis method could be used to detect QTL.

Key words: tail analysis; spotted deer; RAPD marker; antler production trait