EST–SSRs of Gossypium barbadense are mainly developed using traditional Sanger
sequencing. However, due to the high cost and low throughput of Sanger sequencing, it is …

Existing cotton EST-SSR markers are mostly derived from Gossypium arboreum and
Gossypium hirsutum, but EST-SSR markers from Gossypium barbadense are scarce. One …

In order to construct a saturated genetic map and facilitate marker-assisted selection (MAS)
breeding, it is necessary to enhance the current reservoir of known molecular markers in …

Diploid species with a common Gossypium origin are highly diverse in morphology and
have been classified into eight genomic groups designated A–G and K. In this study, the …

The present study aimed to characterize the simple sequence repeat markers in cotton using
the cotton expressed sequence tags. A total of 111 EST-SSR polymorphic molecular …

* Corresponding author: roy. cantrell@ monsanto. com aBstract ssr markers, also known as
microsatellite dna markers, are very useful for saturation of the large and complex upland …

The mapping of functional genes plays an important role in studies of genome structure,
function, and evolution, as well as allowing gene cloning and marker-assisted selection to …

Background Cotton, with a large genome, is an important crop throughout the world. A high-
density genetic linkage map is the prerequisite for cotton genetics and breeding. A genetic …

Molecular markers such as simple sequence repeats (SSR) are a useful tool for
characterizing genetic diversity of Gossypium germplasm. Genetic profiles by DNA …

Recent advances in genomic technologies have generated a large number of expressed
sequence tags (ESTs) in cotton. Many of these ESTs are available in public databases …