DNA is isolated from a test organism and cut with restriction enzymes. The fragments are ligated to adapters that are complementary to primers that are added to perform two rounds of PCR. The PCR products are separated by gel electrophoresis and analyzed. Which of the following methods was described?

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The method described involves cutting the DNA with restriction enzymes and using adapters for PCR. This is characteristic of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, which generates fingerprints of the genomic DNA. RFLP analysis involves cutting but does not use adapters, while Arbitrarily Primed PCR involves PCR amplification without restriction enzymes or adapters. Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis is a technique used to separate large DNA fragments but is not used in conjunction with restriction enzymes and adapters for PCR.

DNA Is Isolated from a Test Organism and Cut with Restriction