Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Two teosintes made modern maize
N. Yang, Y. Wang, X. Liu…·J. Ross-Ibarra
This study clarifies the origin of modern maize by showing it resulted from an ancient admixture between domesticated maize and Zea mays ssp. mexicana around 5300 years ago, contributing to genetic and phenotypic diversity.
DOI 10.1126/science.adg8940