Background Many elite genes have been identified from the available cotton genomic data,
providing various genetic resources for gene-driven breeding. However, backbone cultivar …

Understanding the composition, evolution, and function of the Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)
genome is complicated by the joint presence of two genomes in its nucleus (AT and DT …

We present an overview of Gossypium genome evolution and the implications of this
understanding for targeted breeding objectives. The cotton genus (Gossypium) contains …

Polyploidy is an important driver of eukaryotic evolution, evident in many animals, fungi, and
plants. One consequence of polyploidy is subfunctionalization, in which the ancestral …

Twenty years ago, scientists predicted that better understanding of fiber development would
lead to novel ways to engineer superior cotton fiber. Advances in genetic resources, DNA …

The two new world tetraploid cottons, Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense, are
cultivated worldwide and are characterised by a high yield and superior fibre quality …

Although upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutism L.) originated in the tropics, this early maturity
cotton can be planted as far north as 46° N in China due to the accumulation of numerous …

Background Interspecific hybridization and whole genome duplication are driving forces of
genomic and organism diversification. But the effect of interspecific hybridization and whole …

A central question in evolutionary biology concerns the developmental processes by which
new phenotypes arise. An exceptional example of evolutionary innovation is the single …

Polyploid formation and processes that create partial genomic duplication generate
redundant genomic information, whose fate is of particular interest to evolutionary biologists …