The teosinte mexicana chromosomal inversion Inv4m modulates maize flowering time, plant height, and growth regulation gene networks
Fausto Rodríguez-Zapata, Hannah D. Pil, Nirwan Tandukar, Lauren Insko, Carolina Escalona Weldt, Zehta S. Glover, Alejandro Aragón-Raygoza, Melanie G. Perryman, Sergio Pérez-Limón, Sandra Senyo Fometu, Josh Strable, Daniel E. Runcie, Ruairidh J. H. Sawers, Rubén Rellán‐Álvarez
This paper identifies the chromosomal inversion Inv4m in teosinte mexicana and shows it affects maize flowering time, plant height, and gene networks through JMJ histone demethylases.
bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology