A-Maize-ing Maize is one of our oldest and most important crops, having been domesticated approximately 9000 years ago in central Mexico. Schnable et al. (p. 1112 ; see the cover) present the results of sequencing the B73 inbred maize line. The findings elucidate how maize became diploid after an an...
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