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Genomic estimation of complex traits reveals ancient maize adaptation to temperate North America.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 Aug 2017
Swarts Kelly, Gutaker Rafal M, Benz Bruce, Blake Michael, Bukowski Robert, Holland James, Kruse-Peeples Melissa, Lepak Nicholas, Prim Lynda, Romay M Cinta, Ross-Ibarra Jeffrey, Sanchez-Gonzalez Jose de Jesus, Schmidt Chris, Schuenemann Verena J, Krause Johannes, Matson R G, Weigel Detlef, Buckler Edward S, Burbano Hernán A
Abstract excerpt
By 4000 years ago, people had introduced maize to the southwestern United States; full agriculture was established quickly in the lowland deserts but delayed in the temperate highlands for 2000 years. We test if the earliest upland maize was adapted for early flowering, a characteristic of modern temperate maize. We sequenced fifteen 1900-year-old maize cobs from Turkey Pen Shelter in the temperate Southwest....
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