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Melissa J. Hubisz

Cornell UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9561-6830Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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The maize recombination landscape evolved during domestication.

Ruth Epstein, J. J. Wheeler, Melissa J. Hubisz, Jingjing Zhai, Wei‐Yun Lai, Regina A. Fairbanks, Qi Sun, Edward S. Buckler, Wojciech P. Pawlowski

This study shows that maize evolved a higher recombination rate and re-patterning of crossover events during domestication, which enhanced genetic diversity and adaptation.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 8, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology