title: Cotton domestication: dramatic changes in a single cell.
abstract: Investigations on the nature of genetic changes underpinning plant domestication have begun to shed light on the evolutionary history of crops and can guide improvements to modern cultivars. A recent study focused on cotton fiber cells tracks the dramatic genome-wide changes in gene expression during development that have accompanied selection for increased fiber yield and quality.
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, National Center for Genetic Resource Preservation, 1111 S, Mason Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA. Briana.Gross@ars.usda.gov
authors.forename: Briana L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: Jared L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Strasburg
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D001947:Breeding / Q000379:methods; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000235:genetics*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D003368:Gossypium / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics*; D012641:Selection, Genetic