… evolutionary diversification of the genus, one that involves … come into play as the genus
diversified and colonized much of … evolution, taxonomy, and biogeographic history of the genus. …

… an overview of the evolution and diversity in Gossypium (the cotton genus). … cotton genetic
resources, and guides exploration of the genomic basis of morphological diversity in the genus…

… Gossypium, the cotton genus, … genus, and offer a firm foundation for understanding parallel
domestications in Mesoamerica and South America, which led to the globally important cotton …

… all cotton genome groups (AG, K, AD) to evaluate the evolution … Using the 34 cotton chloroplast
genomes analyzed here (8 … of both cotton evolution and chloroplast evolution in general. …

… Like other important crops, modern cotton cultivars are polyploids and have gone through
polyploidization, evolution, and domestication. The cotton genus comprises approximately 45 …

… respect is the extraordinarily diverse cotton genus (Gossypium spp.), … genus was accompanied
by a geographically global dispersal into the dry subtropics and tropics and the evolution …

… evolution and the implications of this understanding for targeted breeding objectives. The
cotton genus … Following the genus origin approximately 10–15 million years ago, a rapid global …

… The present article provides a review of studies devoted to the taxonomy of the genus
Gossypium, the evolution of the genomes of its representatives (including 45 diploid and 7 …

… following the formation of the genus. Maximum likelihood analysis of … the genus and to
interrelationships among African cottons. This incongruence is due to limited character evolution …

Genome size evolution is a dynamic process involving counterbalancing mechanisms whose
actions vary across lineages and over time. Whereas the primary mechanism of expansion…