Ancient people relied on genetic variation already present in wild plants to domesticate crops like rice and corn

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation at 12 Oct, 12:19 UTC

New genomic tools let scientists dig into the family trees of crops like rice, corn and adzuki beans to learn more about how they transitioned from wild plants to domesticated crops.

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• T1Ancient people relied on genetic variation already present in wild plants to domesticate crops like rice and cornMIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation12 Oct, 12:19