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This project investigates the genetic evolution of maize by analyzing archaeological samples to identify key molecular changes that enhanced its traits over thousands of years. It aims to uncover ancient genetic features that could improve modern agricultural practices, particularly in nutrition and stress resistance.
The domestication of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) occurred through the selection of a suite of phenotypic characteristics over the last 7,000 years, ultimately resulting in the classic cob-heavy crop that we today recognize as modern maize,
markedly different from its grass-like ancestor, teosinte.This project involves the extraction of genetic information from archaeological maize samples spanning its domestication history followed by the selection of interesting targets for
further biochemical c…
KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
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