#Corn's ancient ancestors are calling: #Genomic encyclopedia sheds light on #domestication 9,000 years ago.

#maize #teosinte #MaizeCODE #ENCODE #enhancers

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-corn-ancient-ancestors-genomic-encyclopedia.html

How maize got to Peru
Ancient DNA analyses reveal the origins of some of the oldest corn husks in the world.
The plant we know today as maize or corn began its story 9,000 years ago in modern-day Mexico, when farmers of the Balsas River basin started to carefully breed its ancestor, the wild grass teosinte parviglumis.
https://elifesciences.org/digests/83149/how-maize-got-to-peru 3maize #corn #peru #DNA #mexico #teosinte