Development of SSR Markers towards Genetic Mapping in Cotton(Gossypium hirsutum L. )

Availability of informative molecular markers isa prerequisite for genetic mapping and marker-assisted selection projects.Micro-satellites orSimple Sequence Repeat(SSR)markers arePCR-based and currently the most widely usedmarker system in the plant molecular geneticscommunity due to their high degree ofpolymorphism,random distribution throughoutthe genome and their suitability for highthroughput genotyping formats.Despite itsglobal economic importance,cotton has