Pattern of diversity in the genomic region near the maize domestication gene tb1.
AuthorsClark RM, Linton E, Messing J, Doebley JF,
JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID14701910
Domesticated maize and its wild ancestor (teosinte) differ strikingly in morphology and afford an opportunity to examine the connection between strong selection and diversity in a major crop species. The tb1 gene largely controls the increase in apical dominance in maize relative to teosinte, and a region of the tb1 ... More