Genetic diversity and evolution of the plastome in allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium spp.)
Xin-Lin Yan1,2†, Sheng-Long Kan2,3†, Mei-Xia Wang4†, Yong-Yao Li2, Luke R. Tembrock5, Wen-Chuang He2, Li-Yun Nie2, Guan-Jing Hu2,6, Dao-Jun Yuan1,7,8*, Xiong-Feng Ma6*, and Zhi-Qiang Wu1,2*
1 College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; 2 Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China; 3 Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China; 4 Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; 5 Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; 6 National Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, China; 7 National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; 8 College of Agriculture, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China †These authors contributed equally to this work. *Author for correspondence. Dao-Jun Yuan. E-mail:robert@mail.hzau.edu.cn;Xiong-Feng Ma. E-mail:maxf_caas@163.com;Zhi-Qiang Wu. E-mail:wuzhiqiang@caas.cn