Maize has an unexpected wild ancestor
Science
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2023 Dec;382(6674):983-984.
doi: 10.1126/science.adn2113.
Epub 2023 Nov 30.
Author
Lizzie Wade
PMID:
38033062
DOI:
10.1126/science.adn2113
Abstract
Genes from second wild grass may have helped propel its success-but scientists don't know how.
Publication types
News
MeSH terms
Chimera
Crops, Agricultural* / genetics
Genes, Plant
Hybridization, Genetic*
Zea mays* / genetics