Table 2 Transposon length and genome size of the four Gossypium species.
 | G. raimondii | G. arboreum | G. hirsutum | G. barbadense |
---|---|---|---|---|
LTR retrotransposon | 279.1 Mb | 777.8 Mb | 737.3 Mb | 827.2 Mb |
Genome | 752.8 Mb | 1694 Mb | 2491.1 Mb | 2513.1 Mb |
% of genome | 37.07 | 45.91 | 29.60 | 32.92 |