The origin of the naked grains of maize

Huai Wang, Tina Nussbaum-Wagler, Bailin Li, Qiong Zhao, Yves Vigouroux, Marianna Faller, Kirsten Bomblies, Lewis Lukens and John F. Doebley ()
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Huai Wang: University of Wisconsin
Tina Nussbaum-Wagler: University of Wisconsin
Bailin Li: DuPont Crop Genetics
Qiong Zhao: University of Wisconsin
Yves Vigouroux: University of Wisconsin
Marianna Faller: DuPont Crop Genetics
Kirsten Bomblies: University of Wisconsin
Lewis Lukens: University of Guelph
John F. Doebley: University of Wisconsin

Nature, 2005, vol. 436, issue 7051, 714-719

Abstract: Domestic science A simple genetic change liberated the naked kernel from the protective casing that envelops it in the maize progenitor, teosinte. With the kernel exposed on the surface of the ear it was readily utilized as a food source by humans. The domestication of maize was under way.

Date: 2005
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