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From many, one: genetic control of prolificacy during maize domestication.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Wills David M, Whipple Clinton J, Takuno Shohei, Kursel Lisa E, Shannon Laura M, Ross-Ibarra Jeffrey, Doebley John F
Abstract excerpt
A reduction in number and an increase in size of inflorescences is a common aspect of plant domestication. When maize was domesticated from teosinte, the number and arrangement of ears changed dramatically. Teosinte has long lateral branches that bear multiple small ears at their nodes and tassel...
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