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

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an important crop plant that is widely grown to produce both
natural textile fibers and cottonseed oil. Cotton fibers, the economically more important …

Background Cotton fiber is the world's leading natural fiber used in the manufacture of
textiles. Gossypium is also the model plant in the study of polyploidization, evolution, cell …

The evolution and domestication of cotton is of great interest from both economic and
evolutionary standpoints. Although many genetic and genomic resources have been …

Background Genes duplicated by polyploidy (homoeologs) may be differentially expressed
in plant tissues. Recent research using DNA microarrays and RNAseq data have described …

Of the two cultivated species of allopolyploid cotton, Gossypium barbadense produces extra-
long fibers for the production of superior textiles. We sequenced its genome (AD) 2 and …

Allotetraploid cotton is an economically important natural-fiber-producing crop worldwide.
After polyploidization, Gossypium hirsutum L. evolved to produce a higher fiber yield and to …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural fiber crop worldwide. The diversity of
Gossypium species also provides an ideal model for investigating evolution and …

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

Sea-island cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) is one of the most valuable cotton species
due to its silkiness, luster, long staples, and high strength, but its fiber development …