Elucidation of Nuclear and Organellar Genomes of Gossypium hirsutum: Furthering Studies of Species Evolution and Applications for Crop Improvement

Plant genomes are larger and more complex than other eukaryotic organisms, due to small and large duplication events, recombination and subsequent reorganization of the genetic material. Commercially important cotton is the result of a polyploidization event between Old and New World cottons that oc...

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Main Authors: Caryl A. Chlan, Jocelyn A. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/2/4/1224