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Population genomics of Zea species identifies selection signatures during maize domestication and adaptation.
BMC plant biology - 18 Feb 2022
Xu Gen, Zhang Xuan, Chen Wenkang, Zhang Renyu, Li Zhi, Wen Weiwei, Warburton Marilyn L, Li Jiansheng, Li Huihui, Yang Xiaohong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) was domesticated from teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis) about 9000 years ago in southwestern Mexico and adapted to a range of environments worldwide. Researchers have depicted the maize domestication and adaptation processes over the past two decades, but efforts have been limited either in sample size or genetic diversity. To better understand these processes, we...
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