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Amplified fragment length polymorphismAmplified fragment length polymorphism PCR, or "AFLP-PCR" (often AFLP), is a tool used in the study of genetics and in the practice of genetic engineering. Additional recommended knowledge
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based genetic fingerprinting technique that was developed in the early 1990’s by Keygene. AFLP uses restriction enzymes to cut genomic DNA, followed by ligation of complementary double stranded adaptors to the ends of the restriction fragments. A subset of the restriction fragments are then amplified using 2 primers complementary to the adaptor and restriction site fragments. The fragments are visualized on denaturing polyacrylamide gels either through autoradiographic or fluorescence methodologies. AFLP-PCR is a highly sensitive method for detecting polymorphisms in DNA.The technique was originally described by Vos and Zabeau in 1993. The procedure of this technique is divided into three steps:
A variation on AFLP is TE Display, used to detect transposable element mobility. ApplicationsThe AFLP technology has the capability to detect various polymorphisms in different genomic regions simultaneously. It is also highly sensitive and reproducible. As a result, AFLP has become widely used for the identification of genetic variation in strains or closely related species of plants, fungi, animals, and bacteria. The AFLP technology has been used in criminal and paternity tests, in population genetics to determine slight differences within populations, and in linkage studies to generate maps for QTL analysis. There are many advantages to AFLP when compared to other marker technologies including randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), restriction fragment-length polymorphism (RFLP), and microsatellites. AFLP not only has higher reproducibility, resolution, and sensitivity at the whole genome level than other techniques, but it also has the capability to amplify between 50 and 100 fragments at one time. In addition, no prior sequence information is needed for amplification. As a result, AFLP has become extremely beneficial in the study of taxa including bacteria, fungi, and plants, where much is still unknown about the genomic makeup of various organisms. See alsoReferences
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