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ZmCCT and the genetic basis of day-length adaptation underlying the postdomestication spread of maize.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Jul 2012
Hung Hsiao-Yi, Shannon Laura M, Tian Feng, Bradbury Peter J, Chen Charles, Flint-Garcia Sherry A, McMullen Michael D, Ware Doreen, Buckler Edward S, Doebley John F, Holland James B
Abstract excerpt
Teosinte, the progenitor of maize, is restricted to tropical environments in Mexico and Central America. The pre-Columbian spread of maize from its center of origin in tropical Southern Mexico to the higher latitudes of the Americas required postdomestication selection for adaptation to longer day lengths. Flowering time of teosinte and tropical maize is delayed under long day lengths, whereas temperate maize...
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