Two teosintes made modern maize
2. Zero hunger
Domestication
Crops, Agricultural
Phenotype
Genetic Variation
Hybridization, Genetic
15. Life on land
Mexico
Zea mays
DOI:
10.1126/science.adg8940
Publication Date:
2023-11-30T19:01:18Z
AUTHORS (30)
ABSTRACT
The origins of maize were the topic of vigorous debate for nearly a century, but neither the current genetic model nor earlier archaeological models account for the totality of available data, and recent work has highlighted the potential contribution of a wild relative,
Zea mays
ssp.
mexicana
. Our population genetic analysis reveals that the origin of modern maize can be traced to an admixture between ancient maize and
Zea mays
ssp.
mexicana
in the highlands of Mexico some 4000 years after domestication began. We show that variation in admixture is a key component of maize diversity, both at individual loci and for additive genetic variation underlying agronomic traits. Our results clarify the origin of modern maize and raise new questions about the anthropogenic mechanisms underlying dispersal throughout the Americas.
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