| CHI | chalcone isomerase |
| NJ | neighbor-joining |
| ABA | abscisic acid |
| qRT-PCR RT-PCR |
quantitative real-time PCR semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction |
| WGD | whole-genome duplication |
| GA | gibberellin acid |
| MeJA | methyl jasmonate |
| G. | Gossypium |
| FPKMs | fragments per kilobase per million reads |