Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53806#.VNR0jizQrzE Author(s) Camila Campêlo de Sousa 1 , Lívio Carvalho de Figueirêdo 2 , Maria das Graças Medina Arrais 3 , Sérgio Emílio dos Santos Valente 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Natural Science Department, Federal University of Maranhão—Campus Codó, Codó, Brazil . 2 Agriculture Department, Federal University of Paraíba—Campus III, Bananeiras, Brazil . 3 Biology Department, Federal University of Piauí—Campus Ininga, Teresina, Brazil . ABSTRACT Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important natural fiber in the world, and its seeds are also used as a food source. Breeding cotton for traits of interest, such as production and processing of fibers, will ensure that this natural product is as competitive as renewable synthetic fibers derived from petroleum. Thus, the mapping of the cotton genome for traits of interest may be the basis for its subsequent...
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