Table 1 . Qualitative comparison of seed proteomes of allopolyploid G. hirsutum (AD genome) and its parental diploid A and D genomes.

Pattern of qualitative expression	No.	A genome	D genome	AD genome
Shared spots in all three genomes	92	36.8%	32.2%	29.0%
Genome-specific spots
A-specific	78	31.2%
D-specific	65		22.7%
AD-specific	108			34.1%
Spots found in two genomes
A and D	46	18.4%	16.1%
A and AD	34	13.6%		10.7%
D and AD	83		29.0%	26.2%
Total no. of spots		250	286	317