Was maize domesticated in the Balsas Basin? Complex patterns of genetic divergence, gene flow and ancestral introgressions among Zea subspecies suggest an alternative scenario
Alejandra Moreno-Letelier, J.A. Aguirre-Liguori, Maud I. Tenaillon, Daniel Piñero, Brandon S. Gaut, Alejandra Vázquez-Lobo, Luis E. Eguiarte
The study investigates maize domestication by analyzing genetic divergence and gene flow between maize and teosinte subspecies, suggesting a Jalisco or Pacific coast origin.
bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology