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Genetic diversity and selection in the maize starch pathway.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Oct 2002
Whitt Sherry R, Wilson Larissa M, Tenaillon Maud I, Gaut Brandon S, Buckler Edward S
Abstract excerpt
Maize is both phenotypically and genetically diverse. Sequence studies generally confirm the extensive genetic variability in modern maize is consistent with a lack of selection. For more than 6,000 years, Native Americans and modern breeders have exploited the tremendous genetic diversity of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) to create the highest yielding grain crop in the world. Nonetheless, some loci have relatively...
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