The present invention relates to a method for determining the sequence of a
nucleic acid molecule. In particular, the present invention provides: i. a
nucleic acid molecule comprising a 5' region and a 3' region, wherein the 5' region and the 3' region are covalently linked by a
nucleotide sequence to which a primer can bind, and the base recognition in one of the 5' region or the 3' region and the base recognition in the other region together independently provide information regarding the base recognition at the corresponding locus in the original
nucleic acid molecule, and the molecule further comprises: - one adapter at the 5' end of the molecule; - one adapter at the 3' end of the molecule; ii. sequencing the molecule provided in step (i) using at least two different primers, e.g., at least three different primers, preferably at least four different primers, wherein at least two different primers, e.g., at least three different primers, preferably at least four different primers, bind to at least three different regions, preferably at least four different regions in the
nucleic acid molecule provided in (i): 1. At least one of the primers binds at least partially to at least a portion of the adapter at the 5' end of the molecule, thereby sequencing at least a portion of the 5' region of the
nucleic acid molecule provided in (i); 2. The present invention provides a method comprising: 3. At least one of the primers at least partially binds to a region of a
nucleotide sequence covalently linking the 5' and 3' regions of the
nucleic acid molecule provided in (i), thereby enabling sequencing of at least a portion of the 3' region of the nucleic
acid molecule provided in (i); 4. At least one of the primers at least partially binds to at least a portion of the adapter at the 3' end of the molecule, thereby enabling sequencing of at least a portion of the 3' region of the nucleic
acid molecule provided in (i); and / or 5. At least one of the primers at least partially binds to a region of a
nucleotide sequence covalently linking the 5' and 3' regions of the nucleic
acid molecule provided in (i), thereby enabling sequencing of at least a portion of the 5' region of the nucleic acid molecule provided in (i).