近日，中国农业科学院棉花研究所李付广/杨召恩研究员团队系统绘制了陆地棉进化路线图，揭示了染色体大尺度变异调控种群遗传多样性和环境适应性的遗传机制，挖掘出纤维品质改良关键遗传靶点，为棉花优异种质创制开辟了新路径。相关研究成果发表在《自然·遗传学（ Nature Genetics）》上。

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