Cotton Genome Sequence Could Boost Global Agriculture
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Out of the 50 recognized species of cotton, just 4 are useful for the textile industry. A new study led by an informatics team at DePaul University has mapped out the genome of one of these vital cotton species to give a full account of how wild cotton was domesticated.
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