Characterization of eleven monosomic alien addition lines added from Gossypium anomalum to Gossypium hirsutum using improved GISH and SSR markers.

The characterized lines can be employed as bridges for the transfer of desired genes from G. anomalum into G. hirsutum, as well as for gene assignment, isolation of chromosome-specific probes, development of chromosome-specific "paints" for fluorochrome-labeled DNA fragments, physical mapping, and selective isolation and mapping of cDNAs/genes for a particular G. anomalum chromosome.