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Early allelic selection in maize as revealed by ancient DNA.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 14 Nov 2003
Jaenicke-Després Viviane, Buckler Ed S, Smith Bruce D, Gilbert M Thomas P, Cooper Alan, Doebley John, Pääbo Svante
Abstract excerpt
Maize was domesticated from teosinte, a wild grass, by approximately 6300 years ago in Mexico. After initial domestication, early farmers continued to select for advantageous morphological and biochemical traits in this important crop. However, the timing and sequence of character selection are, thus far, known only for morphological features discernible in corn cobs. We have analyzed three genes involved in the...
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