Table 1 Location of identified repeats in the cotton plastid genome. Table includes repeats at least 30 bp in size, with a sequence identity greater than or equal to 90%. IGS = Intergenic spacer. See Fig. 1 for location of repeats on the gene map.

1

30

IGS

2

30

IGS

3

30

rpoC1 intron, rpl16 intron

4

30

ycf2

5

31

IGS

6

32

psbI (5 bp) – IGS, IGS

7

32

IGS

8

32

IGS

9

32

IGS (4 bp) – trnS-GCU, IGS (4 bp) – trnS-UGA

10

32

IGS

11

34

ycf2

12

34

IGS

13

34

rrn23 exon

14

34

ycf2

15

34

ycf2

16

34

ycf2

17

35

ycf3 intron

18

36

ycf3 intron, IGS

19

38

ndhA intron, rps12_3end intron

20

38

ycf2

21

38

ycf2

22

38

ycf2

23

40

IGS

24

43

IGS

25

47

ycf2

26

52

ycf2

27

58

IGS

28

64

ycf2

29

64

ycf2

30

72

psaA exon, psaB exon

31

30

IGS (2 bp) – trnS-GCU, trnS-GGA

32

30

IGS

33

30

IGS

34

31

IGS

35

34

IGS

36

34

ycf2

37

34

ycf2

38

34

IGS

39

34

IGS

40

34

ycf2

41

34

ycf2

42

36

ycf3 intron, IGS

43

38

IGS, ndhA intron

44

38

ycf2

45

38

ycf2

46

41

ycf3 intron, ndhA intron

47

41

IGS

48

43

IGS

49

43

IGS

50

48

IGS

51

52

ycf2

52

52

ycf2

53

64

ycf2

54

64

ycf2