Evolution of maize inferred from sequence diversity of an Adh2 gene segment from archaeological specimens.
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serval:BIB_58D82AA084CC
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Evolution of maize inferred from sequence diversity of an Adh2 gene segment from archaeological specimens.
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSN
0027-8424 (Print)
ISSN-L
0027-8424
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1993
Volume
90
Number
5
Pages
1997-2001
Language
english
Abstract
A segment of the nuclear gene encoding alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (Adh2) was amplified and sequenced from extracts of archaeological maize specimens up to 4700 years old and from contemporary samples. Sequence diversity in ancient maize equals that of contemporary maize. Some ancient Adh2 alleles are identical or closely related to contemporary alleles. The data suggest that the gene pool of maize is millions of years old and that domestic races of maize stem from several wild ancestral populations.
Keywords
Alcohol Dehydrogenase/genetics, Alleles, Archaeology, Base Sequence, Biological Evolution, Genes, Plant, Molecular Sequence Data, Oligodeoxyribonucleotides/chemistry, Phylogeny, Sequence Alignment, Zea mays/genetics
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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