Table 2. Cellulose synthase (CesA) genes in four cotton species.

Homologs in G. arboreumand G. raimondii	Homologs in G. hirsutum	Homologs in G. barbadense
	Genes related to the synthesis of cellulose in prototypical primarycell walls (CESA1, CESA3, CESA6 clades)
CESA1 Clade
no apparent ortholog	Gh_A05G3959	no apparent ortholog
Gorai.009G010200.1	Gh_D05G0077	GOBAR_DD32650
Cotton_A_16257	Gh_A05G3967	GOBAR_AA25287
Gorai.009G009500.1	Gh_D05G0084	GOBAR_DD32643
CESA3 Clade
Cotton_A_03319	Gh_A08G0498	GOBAR_AA12453
Gorai.004G065900.1	Gh_D08G0584	GOBAR_DD11497
Cotton_A_12985	Gh_A08G1305	GOBAR_AA08823
Gorai.004G172400.1	Gh_D08G1597	GOBAR_DD05460
Cotton_A_36448	Gh_A02G1066	GOBAR_AA03569
Gorai.003G092600.2	Gh_D03G0611	GOBAR_DD02554
CESA6 Clade
Cotton_A_25726	Gh_A02G1317	GOBAR_AA16276
Gorai.003G049300.1	Gh_D03G0455	GOBAR_DD10475
Cotton_A_33937	Gh_A05G3694	GOBAR_AA32700
Gorai.009G255100.1	Gh_D05G2313	GOBAR_DD35549
Cotton_A_40717	Gh_A06G1017	GOBAR_AA04815
Gorai.010G134500.1	Gh_D06G1219	GOBAR_DD30509
Cotton_A_35866	Gh_A11G3209	GOBAR_AA22611
Gorai.002G150300.1	Gh_D11G2235	GOBAR_DD13415
Cotton_A_12808	no apparent ortholog	GOBAR_AA34523
no apparent ortholog	Gh_D12G0885	GOBAR_DD19420
	Genes related to the synthesis of cellulose in prototypicalsecondary cell walls (CESA4, CESA7, CESA8 clades)
CESA4 Clade
Cotton_A_05922	Gh_A07G1871	GOBAR_AA03078
Gorai.001G238100.1	Gh_D07G2083	GOBAR_DD07125
Cotton_A_03224	Gh_A08G0421	no apparent ortholog
Gorai.004G057400.1	Gh_D08G0509	GOBAR_DD02235
CESA7 Clade
Cotton_A_03538	Gh_A07G0322	GOBAR_AA24905
Gorai.001G044700.1	Gh_D07G0380	no apparent ortholog
Cotton_A_16254	Gh_A05G3965	GOBAR_AA25282
Gorai.009G009700.1	Gh_D05G0079	GOBAR_DD32648
CESA8 Clade
Gorai.009G161200.1	Gh_D05G1460	GOBAR_AA30803*
Cotton_A_17521	Gh_A10G0327	GOBAR_AA30381
Gorai.011G037900.1	Gh_D10G0333	GOBAR_DD29521

^*May have translocated.