AmplifiedFragmentLengthPolymorphism 

Invented by KeyGene, a Dutch biotech company based in Wageningen, Holland. The technique is now merchandised under licence agreement by PerkinElmer. Selected GeneticMarker are amplified in a [[PCR]], which makes AFLP an easy and fast tool for strain identification in agriculture, botany, MicroBiology and AnimalBreeding. 

It is a genetic mapping technique that uses selective amplification of a subset of RestrictionEnzyme digested [[DNA]] fragments to generate a unique fingerprint for a particular [[Genome]]. Commonly used for plant and microbial studies, AFLP is used for a variety of applications, such as:
 * Creation of GeneticMap for new species
 * Determination of relatedness among cultivars
 * Establishment of linkage groups in crosses
 * Genetic diversity and molecular phylogeny studies

SeeAlso http://docs.appliedbiosystems.com/pebiodocs/00113895.pdf