Targeted sequence capture is a promising technology in many areas in biology. These
methods enable efficient and relatively inexpensive sequencing of hundreds to thousands of …

Background Cultivated cotton is an annual fiber crop derived mainly from two perennial
species, Gossypium hirsutum L. or upland cotton, and G. barbadense L., extra long-staple …

Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) has a narrow germplasm base, which constrains
marker development and hampers intraspecific breeding. A pressing need exists for high …

Genetic linkage maps play fundamental roles in understanding genome structure,
explaining genome formation events during evolution, and discovering the genetic bases of …

Background SNPs are the most abundant polymorphism type, and have been explored in
many crop genomic studies, including rice and maize. SNP discovery in allotetraploid cotton …

Standing between us and global food shortage are high yielding varieties of wheat, oilseed
rape, potato, maize and sugarcane. These come from diverse plant families, but share the …

With innovations in sequencing technology and the progress of high-performance
computing systems, it is now relatively straightforward to sequence and assemble complex …

Cotton is a major fiber plant, which provides raw materials for clothing, protecting humans
from the harsh environment of cold or hot weathers, enriching the culture and custom of …

Cotton is the most important fiber crop, but its polyploid genome is complex and difficult to
improve. Recent advances in obtaining high-quality genome sequences of cultivated …

The presence of two closely related subgenomes in the allotetraploid Upland cotton,
combined with a narrow genetic base of the cultivated varieties, has hindered the …