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Gossypium hirsutum  contributes the most production of cotton fibre, but  G. barbadense  is valued for its better comprehensive resistance and superior fibre properties. However, the allotetraploid genome of  G. barbadense  has not been comprehensively analysed. Here we present a high-quality assembly of the 2.57 gigabase genome of  G. barbadense , including 80,876 protein-coding genes. The double-sized genome of the A (or At) (1.50 Gb) against D (or Dt) (853 Mb) primarily resulted from the expansion of Gypsy elements, including Peabody and Retrosat2 subclades in the Del clade, and the Athila subclade in the Athila/Tat clade. Substantial gene expansion and contraction were observed and rich homoeologous gene pairs with biased expression patterns were identified, suggesting abundant gene sub-functionalization occurred by allopolyploidization. More specifically, the  CesA  gene family has adapted differentially temporal expression patterns, suggesting an integrated regulatory mechanism of  CesA  genes from At and Dt subgenomes for the primary and secondary cellulose biosynthesis of cotton fibre in a “relay race”-like fashion. We anticipate that the  G. barbadense  genome sequence will advance our understanding the mechanism of genome polyploidization and underpin genome-wide comparison research in this genus.

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The genome sequence of Sea-Island cotton (Gossypium barbadense) provides insights into the allopolyploidization and development of superior spinnable fibres