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NSF Cotton Fiber Genomics Project at Texas A&M University - Home
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Excerpted from the website:
- Genetic and Functional Genomic Analysis of Early Events in Cotton Fiber Development
- Each cotton fiber is a differentiated single epidermal cell of the ovule. Approximately half a million fibers are produced per cotton boll, some forming fuzz and some forming lint. Initiation of an epidermal cell into fiber requires a change in cell fate, which is a fundamental biological process involving genetic, physiological and developmental "switches". Genetic mutations, polyploidy, pollination/fertilization, and hormonal regulation can affect the number of cells developing into fibers or alter fiber cell properties (fuzz vs. lint). However, it is unclear how these factors control gene expression changes that orchestrate the pattern and tempo in early stages of fiber development.
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