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This research article investigates the domestication and adaptation of ancient maize from Paredones, Peru, revealing that it originated from a Mesoamerican domestication event around 6700 years ago. The study found that Paredones maize shows no significant gene flow from the highland teosinte mexicana, indicating a unique lowland adaptation. The findings suggest that this maize lineage migrated through a coastal corridor to South America, adapting to local conditions under the influence of developing Centra
- Author
- Sebastián Vidal Cuéllar
- Language
- EN