AFLP has been emerged as a major new type of genetic marker with broad application in systematic, pathology, popu lation genetics, DNA fingerprinting and quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping.

• AFLP已广泛应用于分类学、病理学、种群遗传学、DNA指纹分析的研究和建立数量性状基因图谱，成为最主要的遗传标记。