The origin and evolution of maize in the American Southwest
Rute R da Fonseca, Bruce D Smith, Nathan Wales, Enrico Cappellini, Pontus Skoglund, Matteo Fumagalli, José Alfredo Samaniego, Christian Carøe, María C Ávila-Arcos, David E Hufnagel, Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen, Filipe Garrett Vieira, Mattias Jakobsson, Bernardo Arriaza, Eske Willerslev, , M Thomas P Gilbert
This study uses ancient population genomic techniques to trace the origin and evolution of maize in the American Southwest, identifying two diffusion routes and genetic adaptations to local environments.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2015Evolutionary Biology