Cotton Fiber Comparison (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Cotton Fiber Comparison

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Upland cotton (right) evolved from the hybridization of two ancestral species, one similar to G. raimondii (left) and one similar to G. arboreum (middle). Selection and domestication yielded longer, higher quality fibers than either ancestor.

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Chen Laboratory/Univ. of Texas at Austin

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